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Yellow Cucumber Pachadi Recipe
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South Indian RecipesSide DishVegetarian

Yellow Cucumber Pachadi Recipe

A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with mangalorean cucumber, sunflower oil, mustard seeds. Ready in 25 min, serves 6.

Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳

25 minTotal Time20m prep · 5m cook
6Servings
250-400Est. Cost
HardDifficulty
Directions12 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Yellow Cucumber Pachadi recipe, peel and wash the cucumber

    mangalorean cucumber(1)
  2. 2

    Cut into two halves and deseed

  3. 3

    Chop finely

  4. 4

    Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and masoor dal

    mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)masoor dal (whole)(1 teaspoon)
  5. 5

    Once they start spluttering, add red chillies and asafoetida and fry them

    dry red chillies(5)asafoetida (hing)(1 teaspoon)
  6. 6

    Let this tempering come to room temperature

  7. 7

    In a blender jar add half of the tempering, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind (make this into small pieces)

    salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1)tamarind(2)
  8. 8

    Grind it to semi coarse powder (do not add water)

    turmeric powder (haldi)(1)
  9. 9

    Combine this spice masala and leftover tempering to chopped yellow cucumber pieces

    mangalorean cucumber(1)
  10. 10

    Mix it well, so that the entire spice masala sticks to all cucumber pieces

    mangalorean cucumber(1)
  11. 11

    This pachadi can stay for four to five days, if refrigerated

  12. 12

    Serve Yellow Cucumber Pachadi along with Mixed Vegetable Sambar and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal

    mangalorean cucumber(1)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

180 kcal
Protein4.5g
Carbs22g
Fat5.9g
Fiber1.2g

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