Cucumber Pachadi
Description
This is a very spicy dish and a delicacy from South Indian cuisine.
Method:
- Peel the cucumber and dice them. Keep them aside.
- Heat a saucepan. Add chopped tomatoes, chilies, tamarind paste, coriander powder and let it boil until tomatoes thicken. Turn off the stove
- In a blender, add curry leaves, salt, peanuts and blend them first. Later add tomato mixture from the saucepan and blend it again.
- Dry roast the ingredients listed under tempering.
- Pour the blended mixture over diced cucumber and mix them well. Add the dry roasted seasoning and cilantro before serving. Enjoy!
Ingredients
3 cups cucumber, diced
2 tomatoes, chopped
4 green chilies
1 teaspoon tamarind paste
1 teaspoon coriander powder
8–10 curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon roasted unsalted peanuts
For Tempering / Seasoning:
1/4 teaspoon yellow gram
1/4 teaspoon black gram
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/8 teaspoon asafetida
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped