Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Vendaikai (Okra) Pachadi


Requirements:
Finely chopped Vendaikai - 1cup
Onion chopped- 1/4cup
Tamarind Juice -4tsp(Thick juice)
Salt to taste

For Grinding:
Coconut(grated) - 1/4cup
Jeera -1/4tsp
Green chili -4nos
Garlic -1
In a blender grind all the ingredients with little water and keep it aside.

For seasoning:
Mustard seed- 1tsp
Urad Dal -1/4tsp
Curry leaves -1 spring
Oil for frying.

Procedure:

  • In a hot pan add little oil and fry the okra and onions together. Fry it for about 5mins in a medium flame or until it half cooked.
  • Then add coconut mixture and the tamarind jucie. Cook till the raw smell of the coconut mixture disappears.Add salt to taste.
  • Now do the seasoning with little oil in separate pan, add mustard seed, Urad dal, curry leaves.
  • Pour on top of the cooked vendaikai pachadi. 
  • Now hot and savor pachadi is ready to serve.

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