Ash gourd/winter melon raita (poosani kai thayir pachadi)

• Servings: 4
• Preparation time: 10 minutes.
• Boiling time: 10 minutes.
• Mixing time: 2 minutes.
• Seasoning time:
• Total time: 35 minutes.

You can serve this Ash gourd raita (poosani kai thayir pachadi) with coconut milk rice; very simple, tasty, delicious and easy to prepare, it goes very well with Coconut Milk Rice, Tomato Rice, Ginger Fried Rice, Raw Mango Rice etc.

Ash gourd (winter melon) used as brain revitalizes food.It is highly nutritious vegetable.

Ingredients:

• Ash gourd: 250 gm.
• Curd: 1 cup
• Salt: half teaspoon
• Mustard seed: 1/4 teaspoon
• Split black gram(urad dal): 1 teaspoon
•  Curry leaves: 8-10 no.
• Asafoetida: 1 pinch
•  Oil: 1 teaspoon
•  Green chilli: 1-2 no.
• Cumin seed powder: half teaspoon
• Ginger: 1” piece
• Fresh scrapped coconut: 2 table spoon (optional)

Preparation:

1. Peel off skin of ash gourd, remove seeds; chop into small cubes.
2. Boil ash gourd till it become soft and transparent(about 8-10 minutes); squeeze out extra water, keep aside.
3. Chop green chilli and ginger into small pieces.
4. Grind chilli, ginger and scrapped coconut (coarse paste), keep aside.

Method:

1. Take a mixing bowl. Put the curd, salt, grounded paste and boiled ash gourd; mix them well, and pour the seasoning on it.

Seasoning:

1. Put oil in a small fry pan; heat on high flame, when smoke begins to come, add mustard seed, whole red chilli, split black gram. Sputter for few seconds, Put off the flame, add asafoetida.
2. Spread this seasoning all over the raita; “Ash gourd raita (poosani kai thayir pachadi)” is ready to serve.
3. Mix well and put into serving bowl.

   

   

   

   

   

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