Pachadi

Pachadi (Telugu: పచ్చడి) refers to a traditional South Indian side-dish. The definition of the word 'Pachadi' is different among different South Indian regions. While in Kerala and Tamilnadu, pachadi is a side-dish curry similar to the north Indian Raita, in Andhra Pradesh, pachadi is analogous to Indian pickles and is preserved for several months (See Andhra Pachadi). In Kerala and Tamilnadu states pachadi is eaten fresh and typically made of finely chopped and boiled vegetables with coconut, green or red chillies and tempered in oil with mustard seeds, ginger and curry leaves. Curd/yogurt based pachadi can be made of any vegetable, although cucumbers, squash, mango, bitter gourd or pineapple are common. Pachadi is commonly eaten with rice and a lentil curry.

* Kerala Pachadi, similar to raitahttp://www.pachakam.com/recipe.asp?id=185
* Andhra Pachadihttp://www.bawarchi.com/nonveg/andhra4.html
* Tamil Pachadi, similar to raita

References

* Sample Indian pachadi [http://www.ivu.org/recipes/indian-veg/pachadi.html]

[Ugadi Pachadi at http://potluck.meesai.com/?p=49]