Vendakka Pachadi Recipe

Served for Onam Sadya, Vendakkai Pachadi is more of a lady’s finger raita that has a blend of coconut and tempering as well. 


Ingredients 

• 1 cup Fresh Coconut (Chopped)
• 3-4 Green Chillies
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2 cups Curd
• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Urad Dal
• 1 tsp Chana Dal
• 2 Dry Red Chillies
• 200 g Bhindi / Okra (Chopped)
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp Hing
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

Instructions

• Grind coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds to make a smooth paste.
• Use little water to grind.
• Whisk curd and add the coconut paste in it and mix well.
• Add water to adjust the consistency of the raita.
• Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry until the dal turns golden brown.
• Add bhindi, salt, hing and turmeric powder and fry until bhindi turns crispy.
• Remove the pan from heat and let the bhindi cool slightly.
• Add the bhindi in the curd mixture and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Notes


Do not add hot bhindi in the curd otherwise it may split.

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