Beetroot Pachadi

March 18, 2014




Pachadi is a traditional South Indian side-dish similar to North Indian Raita made of fresh vegetables, curd, coconut, green or red chillies and tempered with oil, mustard seedsand curry leaves. It is usually served as an accompaniment for rice, snacks like idli, dosa etc. Pachadi can be prepared with many type of vegetables. This is a recipe for preparation of Beetroot Pachadi. Today, I am going to share with you this simple and tasty Beetroot Pachadi.

Ingredients
2 Beetroots
2 tablespoons grated coconut
1 Green chilly
1/2 teaspoom Cumin seeds
1 cup thick curd
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves chopped

Tempering
1 teaspoon Oil
1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds
Curry leaves

Method
Wash, cook, peel the skin of beetroot and chop finely.
Add coconut, green chilly and cumin seeds to the blender and grind it to coarse paste.In a serving bowl add thick curd(reserve some for garnishing), ground paste and beetroot and mix well.
Heat oil in a small pan, add the mustard seeds, and curry leaves. Pour this tempering on top of the beetroot pachadi. Add beaten curds over it and garnish with chopped coriander, serve cold.





Labels: Salads, Main course, Vegan, Healthy, Beetroot

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