Coconut Thayir Pachadi

Ingredients:

Fresh coconut                             – 4 tbsp.

Curd                                           - 1 cup

Green chilies                              - 4 no(adjust as per your spice tolerance)

 Chopped Cilantro                       - 2 tbsp.

Grated ginger                           – 1 tsp.

Salt                                          – to taste

Water                                        - little

For tempering

Coconut oil                               - 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds                         - 1/2 teaspoon

Urdh dhal                                – ¼ tsp.

Asafetida                                – 1/8 tsp.

Curry leaves -                            a few sprigs

Coriander leaves                     for decoration

Method:

• Grind the coconut along with the ginger-green chillies into smooth paste adding water little by little.
• Whisk the curds well. Mix well the curd with coconut paste and salt.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and crackle the mustard seeds and all seasonings.
• Pour seasoning into the coconut Pachadi. Decorate with chopped cilantros.
• Serve with rice, idli, dosa, adai.