Kichadi

It is an easy recipe to make...

Ingredients:

• Vellarikka/cucumber-1(small)
• Salt to taste
• Curd(thick and sour)-1/2 cup

For Grinding:

• Grated coconut-1/4 cup
• Garlic-4 cloves
• Cumin seeds-1 tspoon
• Green chilly-2

For Seasoning:

• Oil-1 tspoon
• Dry red chilly-2
• Mustard-1/2 tspoon
• Curry leaves-1 pinch

Preparation:

(1) Peel the skin of cucumber. Chop into thin and small slices(about 1 inch length).

(2) Boil cucumber slices in water by adding salt. Boil by closing the vessel with a lid till it turns soft. Drain the excess water and keep it aside.

(3) Mean while grind all the ingredients shown under "for grinding" heading by adding little water and make a very fine paste.

(4) Add grinded paste into boiled cucumber. Mix well.

(5) Season with the ingredients shown under "for seasoning" heading. Pour it into the boiled mixture. Mix well.

(6) Add curd into it. Mix well. Make a salt test here.Your kichadi is ready...