Bimbla Pachadi / Bilimbi Pachadi

Bilimbi fruit is called Bimbul in Konkani. Bimbla Pachadi /Bilimbi Pachadi is a tasty and tangy coconut and curd based side dish made with Bilimbi fruits and goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Bimbla Pachadi.

Ingredients:-

Bilimbi /Bimbul -8
Green chilly.      -1
Onion.                -1
Curd.                  -1/2cup
Salt.                     - to taste

For grinding the paste:-

Grated Coconut. -1/2 cup
Green chillies      -2
Mustard seeds.    -10 seeds
Water.                  -2 bsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.        - 2tsp
Mustard seeds.    -1/2tsp
Dry Red chillies. -2
Curry leaves.       -1 spring

Instructions:-

Wash, trim the edge and chop the Bilimbi fruits into small pieces and keep aside.

Wash and slit a Green chilly into small pieces and keep aside.

Peel,wash and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

Grind grated Coconut, 2 Green chillies  and Mustard seeds to a fine paste adding 2tbsp of water and keep aside the  ground Coconut paste.

Whisk the Curd and keep aside.

Broke the dry Red chillies into small pieces and keep aside.

Method :-

In a vessel boil the chopped Bilimbi pieces adding required water and little Salt till soft. Discard the boiled water and transfer the boiled Bilimbi fruits into a bowl.

When cooled mash the boiled Bilimbi using your hands.

Add the finely chopped Onion and slit Green chilly into the bowl and mix well with the mashed Bilimbi.

Add the ground Coconut paste into the bowl and mix well.

Add 1/2 cup whisked Curd into the bowl and mix well.

Heat Coconut oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well. Add broken dry Red chilly pieces and fry well.Add Curry leaves and fry in oil and switch off the flame

Pour the above seasoning into the Pachadi in the bowl.

A tasty, little tangy Bimbla Pachadi is ready to serve with rice.