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Cucumber Raita - Perugu Pachadi - Healthy Indian Salad

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Today I’m sharing with you a cool salad recipe with yogurt (dahi, perugu) as the base and is a regular salad in Indian meals. Its called Raita in North India and Pachadi in South India. Pachadis can be eaten as a salad and are usually served along with white rice, biryani and pulao (special Indian rice dishes). Raita can be made with most vegetables like onions, cucumber, carrots or leafy vegetables. Well, you can make raita with most veggies you can ever think of.:)

Cucumber raita recipe
Take a bowl and combine 1 cup of chopped cucumber (Kheera), 1/2 cup of chopped onions, salt and 2 cups of whipped curd (yogurt). Make a coarse paste of 2 green chillies and 1 tbsp of grated coconut (optional)a nd add to the yogurt mixture. You can add 1/2 cup of water if you don’t want a thick raita. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves (cilantro). Best served chill. You can add 2 tbsp of grated carrot and 1/2 cup of chopped red tomatoes as variation for added flavour and color.

This is a very healthy salad and good for cooling our system. South Indians season their pachadis. For seasoing heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add few curry leaves. Remove from fire and add this seasoning to the pachadi.

I have compiled a list of some healthy recipes of Pachadis/Raitas made of curry leaves, coriander leaves, ridge gourd, coconut, pudina, ginger, tomato, groundnut, garlic, raw mango, brinjal, seasame seeds, onion and more vegetables here.

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By sailu • Nov 11th, 2005 • Category: All Recipes, Chutneys & Pachadis, Salads & Raita Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes

4 Responses »

  1. vkn on November 11th, 2005 at 9:14 am:

    Wow good start Sailu. I love Ayurvedic cooking especially organic ones.

    Raita recipe is excellent. Let us stay in touch. I am linking you from my food blog. Cheers!

  2. sailu on November 11th, 2005 at 10:18 am:

    Thanks vkn! Will post more ayurvedic recipes. Your blog rocks!!! Sure will stay in touch with some wonderful tips and recipes.

  3. Priya on May 31st, 2007 at 12:31 am:

    It’s a lovely recipe. I will be very happy if you could give more varities of spicy recipes, since i am a vegeetarian.

  4. minkuri srilatha on December 19th, 2007 at 1:19 am:

    Namaskaram

    Naaku chala santhosham ga undi. Nenu modhati sari ee site choosthunnanu.
    Kobbari edi vaadithe manchidi pachida ledha endinadha.
    Kheera edhi manchidi pyna pottu thesthena lekha unchithena.
    Uppoo lo kooda raathi uppoo ani, syndhava lavanam ani unnavi.
    Raathi uppoo lo syndhava lavanam lo iodine untundha lekha pothe ela.
    Naa prashnalaku javaabhu cheppagalarani ashisthu

    srilatha.

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