This is a quick thayir pachadi/ plain raita that is made without any vegetable. I have often eaten this pachadi in the weddings and love it with sambhar rice and rasam rice. Also I like to dip my vadai into this pachadi. All you need is yogurt and basic seasoning ingredients. Preparation time – 5 minutesCooking time – 2 minutesDifficulty level – easy

Ingredients to make Thayir Pachadi – serves 4

Fresh yogurt / Curd – 1 ½ cup (slightly whiskedOil – 1 tspMustard seeds -¼ tspAsafetida – a pinchCoconut – 3 tablespoon (grated)Green chili – 1 or 2Ginger – ½ teaspoon gratedSalt – to tasteCurry leaves – fewCilantro – few

Procedure –

Whisk the curd/yogurt and keep it aside.

Grind the coconut, green chilies, and ginger to a smooth paste and add it to the yogurt. Add salt and mix well.

Fry the seasoning (mustard seed, asafoetida, and curry leaves) in oil and add it to the yogurt mixture.

Mix well and garnish with cilantro. Keep the plain raita refrigerated until ready to serve or it might become sour.

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