Grated Cucumber raita | Vellarikka pachadi recipe

Cuisine Style: India | Cooking Time: 5 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Pulao, Paratha, roti, naan, biryani| Type : Raita, Pachadi

Ingredients

• Cucumber - 1
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Green chilli – 1 [chopped]
• Coriander leaves – 3 springs [chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring [chopped]
• Lemon juice – ½ tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Curd – ¾ cup

Seasoning / Tempering ingredients [optional]

• Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Oil – 1 tbsp

Method

• Peel off the cucumber skin then remove seeds & grate.
• Then put grated cucumber in a cotton cloth squeeze extra water.
• In a bowl add cucumber, curd & salt mix well
• Then add lemon juice mix well
• Heat pan, add oil then add mustard let it splutter.
• Then add ginger, green chilli, curry leaves,& coriander leaves
• Finally add seasoned ingredients to cucumber curd mixture & serve.

Vellarika pachadi

Cucumber raita