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Vendakka/Okra Kichadi




Vendakka Kichadi( Okra/Ladies finger) is a quick side dish for rice. Kichadi is an essential side dish for Onam and Vishu Sadhya. In this recipe okra or vendakka is cut into slices and then fried or sauteed till it becomes crispy. This fried veggie is then mixed with yogurt and coconut sauce.



Ingredients
Vendakka / Okra- 15
Green chilly-3

To make a paste
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Yogurt- 1 1/2 cup
Cumin- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp

To temper
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
shallot- 1 
Red chilly- 2
Curry leaves
oil
salt to taste


Cut vendakka/okra into round slices ( not too thin). Saute this along with chilly till crispy and golden brown. Sprinkle salt at the end ( or when you see that there is no more slime) and saute a for one more minute and keep aside.
Make a fine paste of coconut, cumin and mustard seeds.Mix well with yogurt. Add this to the fried veggie and mix well.Simmer this in low flame for a minute and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and fry thin slices of shallot,red chilly and curry leaves and pour this over the curry. Serve with rice.


Try this...
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. MélangeApril 5, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    The garnish make it more tempting.I love vendakka in anything.Creamy no ?

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  2. KrithisKitchenApril 5, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Okra pachadi looks and sounds very tasty... Yumm...

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  3. Priya dharshiniApril 5, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Nice pic with okra and curd,tempting...

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  4. Treat and TrickApril 5, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Looks so yummy and creamy!

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  5. Nandinis foodApril 5, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Wow! It looks appetizing and great!

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  6. divyaApril 5, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Wow..that looks super super tempting..nice recipe..

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  7. SwathiApril 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Vendakka kichadi adipoli. Vishu varunnu, athinu prepare cheyannam

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  8. Jayanthy KumaranApril 5, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    awesome kitchadi...great clicks suja..
    Tasty Appetite

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  9. NishaApril 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    I love this , one of my favs

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  10. Santosh BangarApril 5, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    ur fabulous pic make me grab ur every dish bec it looks so tempting

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  11. SravsApril 5, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    wow super and delicious kichadi !!

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  12. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    ayyo pic kandittu kothi akunnu

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  13. Priya SureshApril 5, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Thats a healthy and wonderful looking kichadi,yummy..

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  14. cook from dohaApril 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    in our side we call this pachidi........my hubbys fav...........

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  15. Sushma MallyaApril 5, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Looks so delicious:D

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  16. UnknownApril 5, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    looks mouthwatering good dear! YUM

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  17. Suman SinghApril 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Looks so yummy!

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  18. SatrupaApril 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    That looks like a terrific combination. Delicious !!

    Cheers,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  19. aipiApril 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    That looks ridiculously good- great recipe using okra !
    US Masala

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  20. Priya SreeramApril 5, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    we call it pachadi- this is my fav side-dish to go with molagootal ! yum

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  21. HamsiApril 5, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Lovely recipe with okra. Its tempting. Yummy!.

    Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran,
    http;//indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com

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  22. HamsiApril 5, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Lovely recipe with Okra. Tempting and delicious.

    Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran,
    http;//indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com

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  23. Valar SivaApril 5, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Love your presentation!! Looks yummy...

    valar
    http://valarskitchen-basics.blogspot.com/

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  24. SujiApril 5, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Ente fav, i made vendakka kichadi on sunday and ene pics excatly ethu pole thanne anu chechi, blue bowl polum common ayte vannalo..i shall post it soon ketto :)

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  25. PushpaApril 5, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    We call this pachidi,looks absolutely divine and delicious.

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  26. RajiApril 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    I love okras in any form and this kichadi is looking very inviting.

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  27. Sneha BennyApril 5, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Great recipe using okra !!!

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  28. Aruna ManikandanApril 6, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    wow...
    looks delicious and very tempting...
    nice clicks dear :)

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  29. Hari Chandana PApril 6, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    Lovely recipe.. looks really tempting and delicious.. thanks for sharing dear !!
    Indian Cuisine

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  30. Binys RecipesApril 6, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    wow pachadi...looks fab

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  31. PlatefulApril 6, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    I love kichadi, esp with orka, ah! Looks totally delicious!

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  32. Lena JayadevApril 6, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    i never knew we can make with vandakka.. by the way wtz d difference with pachadi??? i make pachadi with tomato, ash guard etc in a similar way.. bt wont boil it.. even the thadka s same..{expecting the answer :)}

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  33. UrmilaApril 6, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    dhande.........veendum entte fav......yum...yummmmm

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  34. Saraswathi GaneshanApril 6, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    My Fav pachadi & excellent preparation as usual.

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  35. AnandaApril 6, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    AH i so much wanted to make this recipe thanks for the share!

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  36. AnonymousApril 6, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Looks very relishing:)

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  37. Sensible VegetarianApril 7, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Looks very yummy.

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  38. RApril 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    looks really yummy!

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  39. RaksApril 8, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    We call this pachadi,ur version sounds really yumm!

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  40. the Junkie bookApril 10, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    my moms fave..i'm sure this is finger licking good

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