Cucumber pachadi (Vellari Pachadi)

Ingredients:

• Yellow Cucumber(Indian Cucumber): 250gm
• Green chilli : 4 Nos
• Curd: 1/2 cup
• Curry leaves: 4 to 6 stems
• Coconut (Grated ) : 1/2 coconut
• Cumin seeds:1 Tea spoon
• Mustard seed: 2 tbs
• Coconut oil : 2 to 3 tbs
• Water :  as required
• Salt : as required

Preparation:

Coconut paste: Using a mixer make a paste of cumin seed and  grated coconut. In last step add 1 tbs mustard seeds, 2 green chilies and 2 stems curry leaves make a thick paste of it.

Remove the skin of cucumber and cut into medium sized square pieces. Slice green chili length wise.

In a cooker or vessel  pour 1/2 glass water, cucumber pieces, 2 green chilies and required salt, cook it well. Once get cooked add coconut paste and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Once get boiled add 1/2 cup of curd into it. mix it well and off the flame. no need to cook after adding curd.

In a pan add 1 table spoon of oil, once hot add the mustard, 2 red chilies, fenugreek seeds and 2 stems of curry leaves fry it well and add into cooked pachadi .

Some people used to say kichadi for this.