Kichadis form an integral part of traditional Kerala sadya, served during wedding ceremonies and traditional festivals. Unlike the Khichadi dish of North India, Keralites make this excellent side dish by adding curd to a vegetarian side dish. Kichadi can be made with a wide variety of vegetables and fruits like bitter gourd, snake gourd, white gourd, cucumber, pineapple, beetroot etc. In this column I would like to add bitter gourd kichadi in a simple form. You can also read the recipe of a simple Paavakka Kichadi here.
Ingredients for Paavakka Kichadi (Bitter Gourd Kichadi):
1. Bitter gourd split into 4 and finely chopped – 1 cup
Green chillies split into 4 – 4
Curry leaves – 1 stalk
2. Coconut oil – 2 cups
3. Salt – As required
4. Coconut grated – ½
Curd – 1 cup
Mustard powder – ¼ tsp
5. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Red chillies – 2
Curry leaves – 1 bunch
How to prepare Paavakka Kichadi (Bitter Gourd Kichadi)?
1. Heat oil in a pan and fry ingredients no: 1.
2. Drain off excess oil.
3. Add salt to the fried items and mix well using your hands.
4. Finely grind ingredients no: 4 and add to the bitter gourd.
5. Heat a little oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 5.
6. Add pavakka kichadi to it, mix well and turn the flame off.
7. Serve once the kichadi is cooled.
Archive: Vanitha magazine September 1-14 2011 edition
You can read a few more curd added vegetarian curry recipes here. Click on the images in the gallery to read.
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