Grapes pachadi is one of my favorite side dish any time of the year. It is easy to make and you can eat it with rice or chapati as I like to eat :-p Pachadi is very popular South Indian side dish made up of yoghurt and seasonal vegetables such as bottle gourd, beetroot etc . It is one of the main side dish of sadya. The main ingredients of this dish are coconut, yoghurt (curd), green chilly and topped with mustard.
Grapes pachadi is one of the many variations of regular pachadi. If I see grapes in the market I have to buy and make grapes pachadi and grape pickle. 😛 It is also a fun curry for kids, as most kids like both curd (yoghurt) and grapes. Initially, however I tried making pachadi never tasted like Ammachi’s. But this recipe is the closest I came to hers:-P
Other pachadies- STRAWBERRY PACHADI
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup grapes
- 3/4 cup curd (yoghurt)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup coconut grated
- 2 green chilly
- 4 shallots (small onion) sliced
- 1 spring of curry leaf
- 2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 dried red chilly
PREPARATION
- To make grapes pachadi firstly wash and pat dry grapes. You can slice half of them into two pieces. Sprinkle salt and keep them aside.
- Meanwhile in a blender, make a fine paste of grated coconut, one green chilly and one teaspoon of cumin seeds.
- Whisk together curd, water, salt and coconut paste.
- For tempering, heat one tablespoon of coconut oil in a small pan, and splutter mustard seeds.
- Add dried red chilli, spring of curry leaves, one chopped green chilly and small onions ( shallots) sliced.
- Finally add the tempering and grapes to the curd. Mix well everything.
- Crush 1 tsp of mustard seeds and garnish.