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Vendakkai Thayir Pachadi
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Vendakkai Thayir Pachadi recipe | Bhindi Raita

Thayir Pachadi is a common dish prepared for any feast in Tamil Nadu / Kerala. It's a Coconut ground paste in Youghurt base with or without vegetables. Vendakkai Pachadi (also called as Vendakkai Kichadi in some places) is one of the popular Pachadi variety where the shallow fried Vendakkai (Lady's finger) is added to the pachadi.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dips, Pachadi, Raita
Cuisine: Indian, Kerala, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 30kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottomed Pan

Ingredients

  • 100 gram Lady Finger / Okra / Bhindi
  • 1 cup Curd (Plain Yogurt)
  • 1 Pinch Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt (adjust to your taste)
  • 3 tablespoon Oil preferably coconut oil

For coconut ground paste

  • ½ cup Grated Coconut
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 3 nos Green Chili

For Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon Oil preferably coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
  • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
  • 1 nos Red Chili

Instructions

Preparation

  • Take the yogurt (curd) in a bowl. Whisk it nicely to make it smooth. Keep it aside.
  • Wash and pat dry the ladies finger and spread it on a clean dry cloth for about 15 mins.
  • Chop them in smaller pieces as we chop for the Lady's Finger poriyal/fry.

Shallow fry Lady's Finger (Vendakkai)

  • Heat the 3 tablespoon oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once the oil is hot add the chopped Lady's finger. Add turmeric powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Mix well. Keep cooking in low flame. Saute till it becomes slightly crisp. It may take upto 10-15 mins to cook. Keep turning over for even roasting.

Making of Coconut Paste

  • Take grated coconut, green chili and cumin seeds to a mixer grinder. Add 2-3 tablespoon of water and grind it to a smooth paste. Add more water if required while grinding. Keep this aside

Making of Vendakkai Thayir Pachadi

  • Add the coconut past, salt to the yogurt and mix well. Add fried lady's finger and give a good mix.

Tempering

  • Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot add the Mustard seeds. When Mustard seeds starts to sputter add the urad dal, broken red chili, hing and curry leaves. Give a good mix and switch off the flame.
  • Add the tempering to the Vendakkai Thayir Pachadi. The Pachadi is ready to Serve !

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25Cup | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g