Cucumber Kichadi | Cucumber Kichadi Recipe

Cucumber Kichadi (pachadi) is an easy recipe often prepared in Kerala lunch menu. It is go well with all rice recipes. You can make it with or without coconut. Coconut will give extra richness to this pachadi. Let us see how to make 

Ingredients:

• Vellarikai (Cucumber) – 200 gms
• Fresh curd – 1 cup
• Greenchilli – 1
• Coconut grated – ½ cup
• Jeera – ½ tsp
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Mustard – ½ tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Red chilli – 1

Method:

Peel cucumber, remove the seeds and cut into tiny cubes. Cook with little water and salt. Drain the water completely. Grind green chilli, coconut and jeera in a mixie nicely. Add cooked cucumber, curd and ground coconut in a bowl and mix it well. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, curry leaves and red chilli. When they crackle add to the kichadi.