Carrot Pachadi

Here is another recipe that I always make when I make a sadya. Pachadi is one of  Aishwarya's favorite  sadya dishes. It is also very easy to make, which is another reason I love it.
Ingredients:
Carrots – 2
Yogurt – 3/4 cup
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Shallots- 1 to 2
Ginger- 1/4 tsp chopped
Green chilies – 2
Curry leaves – few
Method :
Clean the carrots and shred them. Add salt, ginger, and finely sliced shallots, mix well with your hands.
Whisk yogurt and add the shredded carrot mix. Mix well and check for salt. If it’s thick, add some more yogurt. In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds, add green chilies and curry leaves, and give it a stir and remove from heat. Add it to the carrot yogurt mixture and mix well.

Olan

Vishu is almost here and I thought of sharing an Olan recipe. Olan is one of the easiest sadya dishes. I have made this the way  we make it in Thrissur. Do try and let me know
Ingredients:
Kumbalanga(Ash Gourd)-2 cups(small pieces)
Thick Coconut Milk-1 cup
Thin coconut milk-1 cup
Green chilli-2
Ginger sliced-1tbs
Curry leaves-2 sprig
Salt – to taste
Coconut Oil -1 tbsp
Method:
Cook Ash gourd in half a cup of water and half a cup coconut milk(thin coconut milk) along with green chilli,ginger,a few curry leaves and a salt. By 10 minutes it would be done cooking,add the thick milk and when the milk is heated through add coconut oil and remaining curry leaves.