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Green apple pachadi

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Preserves, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, South indian
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • deep pot

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium green apple
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste or 1/2 cup fresh tamarind extract
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp red chilli powder

For Jaggery syrup

  • 3 cubes jaggery as syrup
  • 1 cup drinking water

For tempering

  • 1 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida
  • 1/2 tsp neem flowers
  • 1-2 dry red chillies

Instructions
 

  • Soak the jaggery cubes in water.
  • Once the jaggery is dissolved, boil the liquid.
  • Remove the bubbles that float on top.
  • Strain it and set it aside till needed.
  • Wash and core the apples.
  • Slice as wedges.
  • Add his to a deep pot, add the tamarind paste, turmeric powder, salt and water.
  • Bring this to a boil.
  • Once boiled, add red chilli powder and jaggery syrup.
  • Let this boil and cook down.
  • Once it forms the dropping consitency, remove it off the heat.
  • To a small separate pan, add the ghee followed by cumin, dry red chillies.
  • When the cumin sizzles add the asafoetida and neem flowers.
  • Add the hot mix to the bubbling pachadi.
  • Cover and leave it for 10 minutes.
  • Mix well and serve.
Keyword curry recipes, festival offerings, Indian vegetarian dinner
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