2010/04/28

BOTTLEGOURD MOR PACHADI




INGREDIENTS : 

Bottlegourd - 1 cup (cubed) 
Fresh curd - 1 cup 
Coconut - 4 pieces 
Green chillies - 2 
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 
Salt to taste 

For Tadka : 

Mustard - 1 tsp 
Jeera - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 2 
Curry leaves 
Channa dal - 1 tsp 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , add mustard, jeera and red chillies.When it splutters , add channa dal and roast it half brown .



2) Add curry leaves . Then , add chopped gourd and saute well .Sprinkle little water and cover with a lid . 



3) Meanwhile , fry coconut pieces and green chillies with a pinch of asafoetida and grind it with curd and keep aside. 

4) Once veggie is cooked well , add turmeric powder and mix well. 


5) Turn off the flame and add the beaten curd to it and mix well. 




Serve hot with Rice .

27 comments:

Nithu Bala said...

This is such a lovely dish..I make this with ash gourd..great click..

Hope you had a great vacation and enjoyed well in Goa..

Unknown said...

Glad to hear that you enjoyed your vacation, Shama..Pachadi looks delicious!!

GEETHA ACHAL said...

எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த மோர்குழம்பு...சூப்பர்ப்....மிகவும் நன்றாக ட்ரிப்பாக இருந்து இருக்கும்...

Malar Gandhi said...

Soraikai thayir pachadi sounds delicious, refreshing.

divya said...

Colorful and yummy dish..Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe!!

Gita Jaishankar said...

Very healthy pachadi dear..looks so inviting and tasty :)

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

One of our favorite..Summer Special !!!

Kiran said...

Welome back.Hope you had a nice vacation.
I love all yogurt chutneys,they are very healthy.I too make this but a little different from your preparation.
Nice pic.

PranisKitchen said...

really delicious one.nice pic too
hope u had a really enjoyed the Goa trip

Vikis Kitchen said...

Hi dear, how was your vacation? Pachadi looks very delicious and great for the season.

Unknown said...

Thanks for suggesting another way of eating bottle gourd :)

VineelaSiva said...

Hai Shama Welcome back.Hope u had a great vacation.Its new to never tried this.Will try.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

hope you had a lovely trip to goa...
This looks yum!

Unknown said...

i make it like raitha using grated bottlegourd this looks yumm..

Nandinis food said...

Healthy pachadi perfect for this hot weather.

SathyaSridhar said...

Welcome back dear,hope u enjoyed ur break.. pachadi looks great n delicious dear..bottlegourd is good for diet persons ..

Chitra said...

Healthy ,nice pachadi :)

Priya Suresh said...

Fantastic pachadi Shama, looks awesome..

kamala said...

Cool and soothing dish for summer.

Menaga Sathia said...

Lovely pachadi, i like it very much...

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

looks mouth-watering:)

Sushma Mallya said...

Hi Shama,hope you had a great vacation and enjoyed a lot,saw all your pics , u all look great...and bottlegourd pachadi looks delicious...

Laavanya said...

I've never thought to make pachadi with bottle gourd - how interesting.

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Lovely and yummy recipe, looks delicious.

Raks said...

Love this so much! I have not tasted beofre,must try !

Hari Chandana P said...

healthy and deliicous pachadi.. nice click!!

Sukanya Yogesh said...

Look so thick and delicious. I am surely going to try this recipe soon.

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