Onam Recipe - Pachady

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  Cucumber 1 (or 1/4th small white pumkin)



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  Salt As per taste



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  Yogurt 1 cup



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  Mustard seeds 2 tspn



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  Green chilly 1-2



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  Coconut 1 cup



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  cooking oil / coconut oil 1 tbsn



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  Red Chilly 2



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  Curry leaves 1 sprig
  


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  1. Peel and chop cucumber very fine mix a little salt and keep aside.(If u r using white pumpkin, cook with just enough water and salt) 2. Grind the coconut 1 tspn mustard seeds and green chilly together to get a fine paste. 3. Mix the cucumber yogurt and coconute paste together and adjust taste. 4. Heat oil in a pan and add the remaining mustard seeds and when they crackle add red chilly and fry for a while. Add this to pachady. 5. Garnish with curry leaves and serve.

Onam Recipes - Payar Thoran

• Payar (Long beans) 2 cups (chopped fine)



• Salt As per taste



• Turmeric ¼ tspn



• Green chilly 3-4



• Garlic 3-4 cloves



• Coconut oil 1 tbsn



• Mustard seeds 1 tspn



• Urid dal 1 tspn



• Curry leaves 1 sprig



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  Coconut 1/2 cup shredded
  1. Chop long beans very fine. Mince garlic and Green chilly together.Shred coconut and mix with minced garlic, green chilly and turmeric. 2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and urid dal. When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves and fry for a few seconds. 3. Add long beans to pan along with 1 cup of water and cook on medium heat. 4. When almost done, add salt, and coconut-mix and mix well and cook till beans is done and water is fully evapourated.