Vellarikka/Cucumber Curd Curry

Just try out this recipe; it is very simple but very delicious. Aroma of ginger makes it tastier.

Ingredients

Vellarikka/Cucumber: 350gms

Green Chilli: 2

Grated Coconut: ½ cup

Curd/ yogurt: ¾ -1 cup

Ginger: 1” piece

Dry red chilli: 2

Coconut oil: 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds: few

Curry leaves: few

Salt: needed

Method of Preparation

Cut cucumber into small pieces.

Add water, green chilli and salt to it

Keep on flame.

Meanwhile grind the coconut by adding curd and ginger.

When cucumber is cooked add the coconut mix to it.

Stir and switch off the flame. Should not bring to boil.

Heat oil in a pan; add dry red chilli, stir and take it out from oil and crush and keep aside.

In the same oil add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add curry leaves.

Transfer this to prepared cucumber curry. Now add the crushed red chilli to it.

Serve hot with rice..

Iam sending this to only curries event.
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http://janakipattiskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/10/only-curries-event.html

Sending this to the Kerala kitchen event hosted by Fajeeda of Faji's Hot Pot

Sending this to Healthy Cooking Challenge, Hosted by kavi, event-announcement page