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White Pumpkin Raita-Ash gourd Pachadi-Poosanikai Pachadi

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You might have heard of pumpkin sambar, mor kuzhambu, pumpkin kootu, but here is a delicious and simple pumpkin raita /pachadi which goes well with flavoured rice, plain rice and is also a tasty side dish for paratha. Give it a try.


Pumpkin raita-Ash gourd pachadiPoosanikai Thayir Pachadi /Ashgourd Raita recipe/ Kaddu ka raita

Ingredients needed

Grated white pumpkin – 2 cups
Thick curd – 2 cups

To be grounded raw

Green chilli – 3
Grated coconut – 1/3 cup
Fresh coriander leaves – handful

For the seasoning

Mustard – 3/4 tsp
Hing/asafoetida – pinch
Curry leaves – few

Preparation

Peel, remove the seeds and grate pumpkin. Add salt and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes. Then squeeze out the excess water and keep it aside. Do not waste the water, use it to prepare buttermilk.


Grind chilli, coconut and coriander leaves to a fine paste.

Method

Beat curd lightly, then add grated pumpkin and the grounded paste. Mix well.

Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing, curry leaves and pour it over the raita.

Pumpkin raita is ready to be served with rice or parathas.

More Raita/Pachadi recipes

Mixed Vegetable Raita

Gooseberry raita(Nellikai pachadi)

Carrot Pachadi

Cucumber Pachadi (Vellarikkai thayir pachadi)

Meet you all again with another interesting recipe, till then it is bye from Padhu of Padhuskitchen.com

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  18. michelangelo in the kitchen

    Wow, what a blog you have Padhu! What a nice way of knowing you through this refreshing and healthy raita made of ash gourd! This is a first and a must try recipe for me. I looked at some of your creations and the are really fantastic! I want to look at them again when I come back from my long vacation. Wish you a happy Summertime! Cheers!!!!

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