Velrikkai Thayir Pachadi

Ingredients:

1.       Cucumber : 2 (cut in to very small pieces)

2.       Red chillies: 4

3.       Mustard: 1 tsp

4.       Oil: 1 tsp

5.       Salt

6.       Coriander leaves: few

7.       Curd: 2 ladles

Preparation Procedure:

1.       Take the cut cucumber in a vessel and add salt to the same and leave this aside for 15 minutes. The cucumber tends to become watery when salt is added. Filter out the water from the vessel.

2.       In a kadai, season mustard and Red chillies and add this to the salted cucumber.

3.       Add coriander leaves cut in to very fine pieces

4.       Add Curd at the end. Otherwise, the raitha / pachadi will tend to become watery.

5.       Best would be to add curd before serving.. Usually, it is a good idea to prepare the raitha / pachadi at the end of the menu just before serving so that it remains as fresh as possible and tastes good.