Carrot Pachadi / Carrot Perugu Pachadi

Carrot Chutney

Andhra House hold cusine is famous for their innumerable pachadis. Each house hold has their signature pachadi. The combination of spices that is used with each vegetable, gives a unique finger licking taste.

The sweetness of carrot and the spices compliments each other to get a refreshing unique falvor.

I love this pachadi with a little curd which makes it carrot perugu pachadi (carrot yogurt chutney) and my DH loves it by itself. So, I satisfied him with his version yet having my own (with little yogurt) at the same time.

This Carrot pachadi is simple, colorful, healthy and tasty with a pleasant blend of flavors and a great accompaniment with hot rice and ghee.

Carrot Pachadi Ingredients

Ingredients-

• 2 Carrots diced
• 6 green chilies slit length wise
• tamarind to taste
• 2 small garlic cloves
• salt to taste
• 3 tbsp curd (Optional)

Directions-

1. Heat a skillet with oil and fry green chilies for a min. Separate them into a dish.
2. Add diced carrots and sauté them for 3min, until they are half cooked.
3. Soak tamarind in little hot water (you can microwave) for 50 sec.
4. Let all the above ingredients cool to room temp before grinding.
5. In a blender, take cumin, sautéed green chilies, garlic, soaked tamarind, salt and blend them thoroughly.
6. Add sautéed carrot pieces and grind them coarsely.
7. Take this into a bowl and add curd (optional)
8. Heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds. When they crack, add cumin, garlic, curry leaves. (This step is optional)
9. Mix this seasoning to the chutney (pachadi) and serve with hot rice and ghee.

Carrot Perugu Pachadi (Carrot yogurt chutney), Carrot Pachadi