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Monday, March 22, 2010

Mathanga Pachadi / Pumpkin Pachadi



Mathanga Pachadi is made of cooked Pumpkin and Green Chilles added in Coconut paste and Curd.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Chopped Pumpkin - 1 cup
  • Grated coconut - ½ cup
  • Green chillies(roundly cut) - 4 nos
  • Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
  • Curd - 2 cup
  • Turmeric powder - -¼ tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red chilly - 2 nos
  • Fenugreek Powder- a pinch
  • Water - ¼ cup
  • Curry leaves - A few
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil -1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook Chopped Pumpkin and Green Chilly in water along with salt and turmeric powder.
  • Mash the cooked Pumpkin with a spoon.
  • Grind the coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste.
  • Add this paste to the cooked Pumpkin and allow to boil.
  • When it starts boil,turn off the stove and allow to cool.
  • Add Curd to the mixture and stir well.
  • Heat Oil in a Pan.
  • Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • Add this to pachadi.
  • Sprinkle Fenugreek Powder, Curry leaves and mix well.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Rice.