Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Vendakka Pachadi (Lady’s Finger,Okra,Bhindi)

Again a simple side dish for a lunch………this is very simple and tasty……some doesn’t like lady’s finger much because of its sticky nature……but this dish all will like.By frying it will become crispier……and the taste of coconut and curd make this dish more tastier……….here comes the pachadi…….



















Ingredients:

½ kg Vendakka (Lady’s finger)
½ c Grated coconut
¾ c Curd
3 Green chillies
Oil for frying
Salt

For Tempering:


Coconut oil
Mustard seeds
2 Whole red chillies
Curry leaves



















Method:
1.Clean and cut the lady’s finger into half inch pieces.
2.Pat dry and fry these till light brown and crispy.
3.Take from the oil and drain excess oil and sprinkle some salt and keep aside.
4.In grinder grind curd,grated coconut and green chillies till very fine thick gravy.
5.Pour this to a bowl.Now mix the fried lady’s finger to this gravy.
6.Add more salt if needed.
7.In a small pan heat oil add mustard seeds,when it starts spluttering add whole red chillies and curry leaves.
8.Pour this on top of the pachadi.
9.The tasty pachadi is ready to serve as a side dish with boiled rice.

This goes to 'Side dishes' event by veggie platter

5 comments:

Umm Mymoonah said...

Very nice pachadi, looks so yummy.

Fajeeda said...

thanx mymoonah.........

Afsal_ Alif said...

Again a healthy, nourishing and mouth-watering Mallu dish (after Moru-Kachiyathu).Thanx for posting...let the non-keralites come to know the nutritional factors of kerala dishes...

Fajeeda said...

welcome and will post more more such recipes...........

Suma Gandlur said...

The bowl of okra raita looks so inviting. Thanks for sending it over.

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