APPLE PACHADI / APPLE RAITA

Pachadi / Raita is a South Indian salad with curd and coconut which is served as an accompaniment to meals. Here is an Apple  Pachadi recipe / Apple raita recipe which is a sweet authentic side dish prepared during Onam sadhya in Gods own country Kerala, India. Some people called it as apple kichadi but both are different. For pachadi , we add yoghurt and coconut mixture. And for kichadi , only yoghurt is used.    . Here is the recipe showing how to make Apple pachadi. 

INGREDIENTS

Apple (red)                                   - 1 big,peeled, very finely chopped
Turmeric powder                         - quarter tsp
Green chilies                                - 2, slit
Curd                                              - 5 tbsp
Coconut grated                             - 1 cup
Cumin seed                                    - half tsp
Dried red chili                              - 1
Mustard seeds
Coconut oil
Salt
Curry leaves

PREPARATION

• Add chopped apple, green chilies,turmeric powder and salt in a quarter cup of water. Mix well and cook until the apple is done and the water got evaporated . Set aside
• Grind together coconut and cumin seed  with a little amount of water in a mixer to a fine paste  .Transfer it to a bowl.
• Then add curd to the grinder and just grind it for few seconds and mix it with the coconut paste .
• Mix well and now add the cooked apple to it. Again mix well and check for salt.
• Splutter dried red chilly and mustard seed in a  heated pan with oil. Then add curry leaves to it.
• Pour it over the apple pachadi / raita..
• Served as a sweet side dish in Kerala sadhya along with rice.