Bottle Gourd Pachadi /Churakka Pachadi

 Bottle gourd pachadi also known as Churakka pachadi / Sorakaya pachadi is a coconut and curd based curry made with bottle gourd /churakka / sorakaya goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Bottle Gourd Pachadi/ Churakka Pachadi.

Ingredients:-

Bottle Gourd.    -1
Green chillies.   -2
Curd.                 -1& 1/2 cup
Grated coconut.-1 cup
Cumin seeds.    -1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds.  -1tsp +1tsp
Dry red chillies -2
Curry leaves.    -1 sprig
Salt.                  -to taste
Coconut oil.     -1tsp
Water.              -as required

Instructions:-

Peel and chop bottle gourd /churakka /sorakaya into small pieces.Wash well and keep aside the chopped bottle gourd. Half slit green chillies and keep aside. Grind grated coconut along with cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and 1/2 cup of curd to a smooth paste.Keep aside the ground coconut mustard paste.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add chopped bottle gourd, half slit green chillies, required salt and 1/2 cup of water and cook on medium flame till bottle gourd pieces become soft.

2). Add ground coconut mustard paste into the vessel and mix with the cooked bottle gourd pieces.Give a boil on low flame and switch off the flame.Keep aside the bottle gourd pachadi to cool.

3). Add 1cup curd into the bottle gourd pachadi in the vessel and mix well.

4). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter 1tsp mustard seeds. Add broken dry red chillies and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil. Switch off the flame and and pour the seasoning over the bottle gourd pachadi in the vessel.

Bottle Gourd Pachadi / Churakka Pachadi is ready to serve with rice.