Nellikkai Arachu Kalakkiyathu

This is an easy to make side dish. This is more a Kerala style Kitchadi recipe. Since nellikkai kitchadi wil be sour, it will taste better if the other side dish is of bland taste like Kuttu, Olan etc. That is why the traditional "Sadya" will have each side dish kindling different taste buds. Kitchadi is sour, whereas Pachadi is sweet, Thoran and avail may be more spicier.

See previous post for preparing neer nellikkai.

Ingredients
1. Neer Nellikkai - 4 or 5
2. Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
3. Green chilli -1
4. Oil - 1 spoon
5. Mustad - 1/2 spoon
6. Curry leaves
7. Red chilli -1
8. Curd - 1/2 cup

Method:

Remove the seeds from the "neer nellikkai". Mix the ingredients 1 to 3 above in a mixer to form a fine paste. Mix the curd and stir to mix it uniformly.

Heat oil in a tawa. Put mustard seeds and Red chilli. When the mustard sputters, add the curry leaves. Add this as garnish on top.

This is a favourite for many children, as it retains the sour, bitter and sweet tastes of the gooseberries.