Zucchini (Kousa) Pachadi

Pachadi is an essential part of Kerala Sadya Cuisine.Different kinds of vegetables  like cucumber,beetroot,mango etc are used for making this delicious,creamy side dish...Here I use Zucchini (kousa)..Any other names for this soft vegetable???

Ingredients :

1. Zucchini (cut into small cubes) : 2 medium size
2. Green Chilly : 3(slitted lengthwise)
3. Salt
4. Coconut : 3/4 cup
5. Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
7. Curd : 3/4 cup
8. Coconut Oil
9. Curry Leaves : 1-2 springs
10. Dry red chilly :2

Method :

• Cook the chopped zucchini in 1/4 cup of water with salt and slitted green chillies.
• Grind the coconut with mustard seeds and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
• Add the ground coconut into the cooked zucchini and mix well.(Do not boil)
• Beat the curd well and pour into the curry and switch off the flame.
• Splutter mustard seeds,curry leaves and res chillies in coconut oil .
• Pour into the curry.

Ready!!!!!!!!Serve!!!!!!Enjoy!!!!!!!