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vendakkai raita
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bhindi raita | vendakkai raita

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 5
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

For grinding:
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut
  • 1 green chilly
  • 2 tsp cumin
For deep-frying:
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 150 gram bhindi/ vendakkai/ okra/ ladies finger
Mixing:
  • 3 cups curd/ yogurt (whisked)
  • salt as required

Method
 

Roasting and grinding:
  1. Firstly, heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, fry the cumin in mildly and add 1 green chilly
  2. Fry it in low flame without getting scorching
  3. Let it cool a while
  4. Transfer the fried cumin and green chilly into a blender along with 2 tbsp of shredded coconut
  5. Blend it nicely with little water, Keep aside for later use
Sauteeing:
  1. Heat 2 tbsp in the same pan, add thinly sliced vendakkai/bhindi.
  2. saute it for 3 minutes in low flame, put some salt
  3. once the bhindi becomes soft, Increase the flame to medium and saute in medium to high flame to get the edges of bhindi pieces gone crisp and slightly brown
  4. Then turn off the flame. Let it cool for 2 minutes
Mixing:
  1. Take 3 cups of whisked curd/ yoghurt, Firstly add the ground paste and salt mix well
  2. Then put sauteed bhindi/ vendakkai over it and serve