Hope you are all having a great onam and had your share of onam sadya 🙂 This cucumber kichadi is similar to cucumber raita with a kerala twist….this is no way related to our kichadi this is cucumber in coconut yogurt gravy.This dish is commonly known as Pachadi,but towards south Kerala this is called Kichadi
I am just back from a short 3 day trip to Chennai.Had a great time there…I am happy that I could cover up most of the things that I had planned….friends, relatives meet up,shopping etc….and yes finally this time managed to visit tnagar and pondy bazaar though it was buzzing as usual, I walked around with lots of old memories… It was totally a different experience walking around those streets of pondy bazaar with mittu as this is the first time I am taking her there…..:) I did manage to get few accessories for mittu then few props for me.But thebirthday month is already giving me so many sweet surprises with lots of gifts from friends….:)
Cucumber Kichadi Recipe – Ingredients
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: Kerala
Cucumber – 1 big
Thick Curd – 1 cup
Salt – to taste
To grind to a coarse mixture:
Green Chilli – 1
Grated Coconut – 1/3 cup
Mustard Seeds – 1/8 tsp
Jeera – 1/2 tsp
To temper:
Coconut oil – 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies – 1 broken
Curry leaves – a small sprig
Method:
- Wash cucumber, peel off the skin and remove the seeds. Chop them into bite sized cubes.
- In a kadai boil water add cucumber with required salt…Just cook till it becomes dry,Set aside.Grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ to a semi coarse paste.
- Add the coarse paste to the cucumber and mix well.Saute till raw smell leaves.Switch off. Add salt and whisk curd.
- Add curd to cucumber mixture and give a stir.Temper the items in coconut oil and pour the seasoning to the pachadi.Adjust salt if required.
Serve chilled with any variety rice.
My Notes:
- Dont add more water while cooking cucumber as it may get mushy.
- You can alternatively grate cucumber and use them in the kichadi.
- Adjust green chillies according to your spice level.
Happys Cook says
September 16, 2013 at 11:25 amMy favourite.. Looks awesome…
Sapana Behl says
September 16, 2013 at 12:12 pmCucumber khichdi looks yummy !
Veena Theagarajan says
September 16, 2013 at 1:09 pmsuper yummy khichdi..love it anytime
srikars kitchen says
September 16, 2013 at 1:55 pmwow.. nice clicks.. looks delicious..
Lubna Karim says
September 16, 2013 at 2:34 pmThat's very new to me….looks mouth watering….
Vimitha Anand says
September 16, 2013 at 2:42 pmI love this a lot. Simple but yum
Hamaree Rasoi says
September 16, 2013 at 3:08 pmTake a bow Sharmi. The pachadi looks super delicious and comforting.
Deepa
Gayathri Ramanan says
September 16, 2013 at 4:27 pmyummy pachadi..lovely clicks
Pooja Agrawal says
September 16, 2013 at 5:09 pmIt is new to me…very tempting click…looks delicious!
Anu Shoj says
September 16, 2013 at 6:33 pmwow inviting cucumber pachadi…..nice clicks….
Anu
Anu's Healthy Kitchen
AparnaRajeshkumar says
September 17, 2013 at 12:13 pmthis is one of the best recipe from sadya i tried But little watery though its great taste!
Tabatha Alward says
September 17, 2013 at 2:54 pmThanks for sharing this recipe, It looks very delicious. The next time can you give us some recipe that using pressure cooker ? . I bought a new one but lacking the ideas to use it 🙁
jeyashri suresh says
September 19, 2013 at 5:53 amSuper tempting pachadi, we make a similar one with tomatoes. Will try with cucumber soon
jindresh says
August 5, 2014 at 12:40 pmSupper pachadi………
Andy Corson says
October 6, 2014 at 3:27 pmGreat Article
Gloria Lundstrom says
October 13, 2014 at 6:22 amWOW, first time I saw this recipe, it sounds delicious, I have a question, this dish can be used in conjunction with a pressure cooker ? If there is please let me know.
SHARMILEE J says
October 13, 2014 at 7:09 amYou can try but I think cucumber will get mashed up if you pressure cook it…..
syam krishnan says
August 12, 2015 at 7:09 pmMy ever favourite..
syam krishnan says
August 12, 2015 at 7:07 pmMy favourite…ur click perfect.
Meeeeee says
January 29, 2016 at 7:52 pmTried it out and it was yummm 🙂 Thank you for the excellent step by step pictures.. 😀
Helped a lot..
Sharmila Loganathan says
August 4, 2016 at 3:05 pmLooks yummy!!!!Wanna give a try……