Here I have come with some varieties of pachadis which would go well with all roti and rice varieties.
Roasted Brinjal Pachadi
Ingredients
Method of Preparation
1.Wash the brinjals in running water to remove the chemicals and dirt from it.
2.Cut the brinjals length wise and soak it in water to avoid it becoming black.
3.Heat oil in the tawa and roast the brinjals until it becomes soft.
4.Remove excess oil by spreading the roasted brinjals in tissue paper.
5.Grind the green chillies together with corriander leaves and salt.
6.Heat oil in the tawa and add the mustard seeds,curry leaves and the broken urad dal.Allow it to splutter.
7.Take a bowl add the curd along with the green chillies and coriander mixture.Mix it well.
8.Finally add the roasted brinjals to it.
9.Decorate it with a pinch of garam masala and dry grapes.The tasty and delicious pachadi is ready.
10.This pachadi would go well with hot parathas and any vegetable rice.
Amaranth Corn Pachadi
Ingredients
Method of Preparation
1.Clean the amaranth leaves and cut it in to small pieces.
2.Boil the amaranth leaves in water with a pinch of salt.Boil it in a uncovered vessel to retain the nutrients.
3.Boil the corn in water and keep it aside.
4.Grind the scrapped coconut,green chillies and jeera seeds with a pinch of salt.
5.Heat oil in a tawa and add the mustard seeds and the broken urad dal.Allow it to splutter.
6.Take a bowl add the fresh curd to it and then add the cooked amaranth leaves and the boiled corn.
7.Finally add the coconut,green chillies and jeera seeds mixture to it and mix it well.
8.Chop the coriander leaves and decorate it over the prepared pachadi.
9.The yummy amaranth corn pachadi is ready to eat.
Plantain stem Pachadi
Ingredients
1.Remove the outer skin of the plantain stem.Cut the plantain stem in to small pieces removing the fibrous portion of it.
2.Steam the plaintain stem for 7 to 8 minutes.
3.Grind the green chillies,pudina and coriander leaves in to a paste.
4.Cut the Onion in to small pieces.
5.Take a bowl and add a cup of curd to it.Add the ground green chillies,pudina and coriander paste to it and mix it well.
6.Add the finely chopped onions to it.
7.Add the cooked plantain stem to it.
8.Heat oil in the tawa and add the mustard seeds and the broken urad dal to it.Allow it to splutter.
9.Add this tadka to the bowl and mix it well.
10.The yummy plantain stem pachadi is ready to eat.
Boondhi Pachadi
Ingredients
- Kara boondhi - 1 cup
- Cashews - 8
- Groundnuts - 8
- Curd - 1 cup
- Garam Masala - 1 tea spoon
- Amchoor Powder - 1 tea spoon
- Chilli powder - 1 tea spoon
- Hing - 1 pinch
- Coriander leaves - 3 tea spoon
- Salt - as required
- Oil - as required
Method of Preparation
1.Heat oil in a tawa and dry roast the ground nuts and cashews.
2.Take a bowl and add a cup of curd to it.Add the roasted ground nuts,cashews,garam masala,amchoor powder,chili powder,hing and salt to it.
3.Add the kara boondhi to the mixture just 5 minutes before serving.
4.Decorate the boondhi pachadi with the freshly chopped coriander leaves.