Thakkali Pachadi/ Tomato in Yogurt

Recipe No: 296
This is not a traditional Pachadi recipe, but it is something like a Pachadi and a very easy recipe that goes well with warm Rice.

Ingredients                            Serves 3

• Oil…………………….....1 ½ Tablespoons
• Mustard Seeds…......1/4 Teaspoon
• Onion……………….....1/4 Cup (Cut into thin 2 cm. long slices)
• Ginger………………….1/4 Teaspoon (chopped fine)
• Green Chilly………….1 small (sliced thin; around ½ Teaspoon)
• Curry Leaves…………1 Sprig
• Red Chilly Powder…1/2 Teaspoon
• Coriander Powder….1/2 Teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder…..a Pinch (Optional)
• Tomato…………………1/3 Cup (cut into cubes)
• Curd/ Yogurt………...1/2 Cup
• Salt and Sugar to taste

Method of Preparation

1. Heat Oil in a pan on medium heat and splutter the Mustard Seeds.
2. Add the Onion, Ginger, Green Chilly, Curry Leaves and Salt; saute till the Onion is wilted. (Don’t let it brown.)
3. Reduce the flame to low and add Red Chilly Powder, Coriander Powder and Turmeric Powder; fry for a few seconds till the raw smell is gone.
4. Add the Tomato and saute till it starts to mash. (Don’t let it mash too much.)
5. Switch off the heat and let it cool down completely.
6. Beat the Curd so that it is smooth and add the cooled Onion- Tomato mixture. Check for the Salt and add more if needed.
7. Mix in a pinch of Sugar so that the taste is balanced. (You will need a good pinch of Sugar if the Curd is too sour.)
8. Serve it with warm Rice.

Notes:

• Let the Tomato mixture cool thoroughly before mixing with the Yogurt or the Yogurt may separate spoiling the whole dish.
• The balance of sourness, sweetness and saltiness is the beauty of this dish and adding a pinch of Sugar in the end brings all of them together. Please adjust the amount of Sugar depending on the sourness of the Yogurt and your taste.

 






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