Vendakka Pachadi | Kerala Style Bhindi Raita

Vendakka pachadi is a Kerala based delicacy, usually served as a side dish for rice. It’s a quick and easy dish with vendakka (okra / ladies finger / bhindi) fried and mixed into a coconut and curd gravy.

Ingredients:

Vendakka – 10 to 12
Green chillies – 2
Curd – 4 tbsp
Oil – to fry
Salt – to taste

To grind:
Coconut – 1/4 cup
Green chillies – 4 to 5
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Curd – 2 tbsp

Tempering/Tadka:
Coconut oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Red chillies 1, halved
Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Method:

1. Grind together coconut, green chillies, mustard along with the curd to a paste without adding water.

2. Wash the vendakka and pat them dry. Cut them into thin round slices. Heat oil in a pan. Add green chiilies (whole) and vendakka. Fry till vendakka turns brown. Do not make it crispy.

3. In a bowl, mix together the fried vendakka, green chillies and the ground paste. Add curd, salt and mix well.

4. Heat oil in a tadka pan and add mustard seeds. When it crackles, add red chillies and curry leaves. Pour into the pachadi and mix.

Serve with rice.