Vellarikka Pachadi

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups vellarika, finely chopped
• 1 Cup coconut, grated
• 3 Green chilies,
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 3 Dried red chillies, cut into 6 pieces
• 2 Sprig curry leaves
• 1-1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 Cup curd
• Salt to taste
• 3 dsp Coconut oil

Cooking Instructions:

• Take a pan and heat little oil in it.
• Add cucumber with 2-3 tsp of water and salt to it.
• Cover and cook it for few minutes till the cucumber gets cooked, keep stirring.
• Grind coconut, mustard, green chillies and cumin seeds together to make a fine paste.
• Add the ground paste to it and cook over medium flame.
• Add little water if needed, the mixture should be thick.
• Mean while heat oil in another pan and sauté 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, red chilies, and curry leaves in it.
• Add this seasoning to the cucumber mixture.
• Remove it from the heat
• Allow the mixture to cool and combine beaten curd with the mixture.