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Coriander Pachadi Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time5 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time15 mins

Coriander pachadi recipe is a kind of pachadi made of fresh coriander leaves mixed up with other exotic Indian spices. The addition of garlic, tamarind and jaggery gives a unique flavour to this pachadi which makes it more palatable.

coriander-pachadi

 1 Bunch Coriander (fresh)
 4 Nos Dried Chilli
 4 Cloves Garlic
 1 Inch Ginger
 1 tsp Tamarind
 1 tsp Sesame Oil
 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
 ½ tsp Brooken White Urad Dhal
 1 pinch Hing / Asafoetida
 ½ tsp Chana Dhal
 ½ tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds
 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
 ¼ tsp Jaggery
 Salt as Required
 Water - Sprinkle Little If Required
Cleaning The Coriander For Coriander Pachadi Recipe :
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To make coriander pachadi recipe, wash and clean a bunch of coriander leaves and spread it over a muslin cloth under the fan.

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Let it dry.

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Similarly, wash the ginger and just peel off the skin and cut it into two or three pieces and keep it.

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Peel off the skin from the garlic cloves too and partially crush them.

Grinding The Ingredients To Make Coriander Pachadi :
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Drop in the chopped ginger to a mixer jar along with a teaspoon of tamarind

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Now add the fresh coriander leaves along with four green chillies.

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Tip in the required amount of salt and sprinkle a little water.

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Blend them into a smooth paste.

Tempering The Coriander Pachadi Recipe :
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Place a small pan in the stove and keep it in medium flame.

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After a minute, pour a teaspoon of sesame oil to it and once it is heated, scatter a teaspoon of mustard seeds to it.

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When it starts spluttering, lower the flame and drop in the cumin seeds and a dry red chilli to it and saute well.

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Now sprinkle a few curry leaves and let them sizzle. At this stage, tip in a pinch of hing or asafoetida and stir well.

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Here, you add the partially crushed garlic cloves and mix well.

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When you get a nice flavour out of it, add a quarter teaspoon of broken urad dhal and chana dhal each.

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Roast them well till golden brown.

Making The Coriander Pachadi Recipe :
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At this point, transfer the blended coriander paste to the pan and mix it with the tempered ingredients.

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Adjust the flame to medium mode and let it cook for two minutes

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After a while when you see the oil starts separating, just add one or two pinches of jaggery and stir well.

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Switch off the stove after a minute and now the lush green aromatic coriander pachadi is ready to eat.

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Serve this tangy treat with hot steamed rice, sambhar, rasam and a papad.

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It also goes well with any south Indian tiffin and therefore you can try it out as a side dish for anything as per your wish and choice.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Bowl

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 689
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 41g64%
Total Carbohydrate 60g20%
Protein 17g34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.