Kerala style Apple Pachadi

Autumn is the season for apples here in UK. Sour Green cooking apples are a good substitute to our pacha manga.

This year I have got a bag full of cooking apples from my friend and needless to say, I made good use of it.

Ingredients:

Cooking apple- 2medium
Chopped Onion- 1/2 cup
Green chillies- 2
Ginger- 1/2 tbspoon (chopped)
Mustard- 1 teaspoon
Coconut/ sunflower oil- 1 tablespoon

For Grinding:

Coconut- 1/2  to  3/4cup
Cumin/ Jeera- 1/4 teaspoon
Green chilli- 1

For Seasoning:

Coconut/ sunflower oil- 1 tbspoon
Mustard seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
Dried chilli- 2
Curry leaves- 2 spring

Preparation:

Remove skin and chop apple to very small pieces.

Crush mustard in a pestle and mortar and leave aside.

Put the ingredients for grinding in a mixer grinder and grind to a smooth paste. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add chopped onion, green chillies and ginger. Add chopped apple once the onion turns soft. Sauté the apple very well and add 1/2 cup of water to cook the apple. Add the grinded coconut mix and crushed mustard when the apple turns soft. Boil everything and switch off the flame.

Season oil in a different pan and add to the pachadi.

I didn't add any yogurt since the apple was sour enough. Do a taste test and add yogurt if needed but before seasoning.