Poosanikai thayir pachadi recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Ash gourd/poosanikai (grated)
• 1/2 cup Curd
• Salt
• 1/4 cup Coconut (grated)
• 3 Green chillies
• 1/2 tsp Jeera/cumin seeds
• Water - as needed
• 1 tsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 2 pinches Asafoetida

Instructions

1. 1

   Remove the seeds and centre soft part of the ash gourd and peel off the skin too. Grate it.

2. 2

   Take grated ash gourd in a microwaveable bowl and cook for 4 minutes in high.

3. 3

   Make sure you stir in between twice.

4. 4

   Grind Coconut, Green chillies, cumin seeds, little Water to a smooth paste and mix it with the cooked ash gourd.

5. 5

   After cooled down,mix in the curd.

6. 6

   Temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ and mix well.