Poosanikai thayir pachadi

Ash gourd Thayir Pachadi or Poosanikai thayir pachadi

I prepared this pachadi a long time back for onam sadya. I had so many functions on that week. I went to my native place and attended the function and returned back to Chennai on onam day only. So I was not able to post earlier. So I am posting it today only. Poosanikai is known as Kumbalanga in Kerala.

Poosanikai thayir pachadi Ingredients:
Poosanikai (Ash gourd) – 200 gms
Fresh curd        – 1 cup
Salt                                         – to taste
To grind
Greenchilli         – 1
Coconut grated – ½ cup
Jeera        – ½ tsp
To temper
Oil               – 1 tsp
Mustard               – ½ tsp
Curry leaves      – few
Red chilli              – 1
Poosanikai thayir pachadi Method:
Peel poosanikai and cut into tiny cubes. Cook with little water and salt. Drain the water completely.

Grind greenchilli, coconut and jeera in a mixie nicely. Add cooked poosanikai, 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 pachadi.