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August flower raita /pachdi (from south India)

Servings: 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Mixing time: 1 minute.
Seasoning time: 2 minutes.
Total time: 18 minutes.

August flower has bunch of healthy value, it cures night blindness as it contain vitamin ‘A’, it strengthens optical nerves, it has power to throwing out stomach worms and makes your stomach happy for long time. It is better to choose flowers that have not bloomed fully, however bloomed one is also very good.

In our country, where language, attire, music tradition and life style change in every 100 km. making raita is also different from north India to south India. The august flower raita, which I am going to upload today, is south Indian in preparation style, called pachdi. It is Simple, tasty and delicious.

Ingredients:

August flower: 100 gm.
Curd: 1 cup
Salt: half teaspoon
Mustard seed: 1/4 teaspoon
Split black gram: 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves: 8-10 no.
Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Oil: 1 teaspoon
Red chilli: 1-2 no.
Cumin seed powder: ½ teaspoon
Fresh scrapped coconut: 2 table spoon (optional)

Preparation:

Take flower; discard stigma (centre hard stem), chop roughly and keep aside.
Boil August flower till it become soft.
Squeeze out extra water, keep aside.
Scrapped coconut (coarse paste), keep aside.

Method:

Take a mixing bowl. Put the curd, salt, boiled August flower in it.
Mix them well, and pour the seasoning on it.

Seasoning:

Take a small fry pan, put oil and heat on high flame, when smoke begins to come, add mustard seed, whole red chilli, split black gram.
Sputter it for few seconds, add scrapped coconut, stir fry for few seconds and put off the flame. Add asafoetida.
Spread this seasoning all over the raita.
August flower raita (pachdi) is ready to serve.
Mix well and put into serving bowl.
You can serve this with paratha or any meal,
August flower raita /pachdi (from south India)