Vendakka Pachadi

Lady's finger gives a variety of options.. this one is quite popular around Malabar.

Ingredients:

Lady’s finger (Vendakka)  250gms

Thick curd   ½ litre

Grated coconut   ½ cup

Green chillies  4-5

Salt to taste

Mustard  1tbsp

For seasoning:

Coconut oil  1tbsp

Mustard ½ tsp

Dry red chillies  2, broken into pieces

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Method:

• Cut the lady’s finger into ½ inch pieces. Deep fry it in oil. Move it on to a tissue paper to remove excess oil
• Grind the coconut and green chillis coarsely (couple of spins in the mixer would do), add the mustard and spin some more (the mustard shouldn’t get ground – just crush it lightly)
• Pour the mix into a bowl, add required amount of salt
• Add the fried lady’s finger to it
• Heat the oil for seasoning, add the seasoning ingredients one by one – mustard, red chillis and curry leaves
• Pour this on top of the pachadi
• Serve with rice and dhal