Okra raitha / Vendakaai Pachidi

Okra raitha / Vendakaai Pachidi:

Purpose of this dish:

1. If we think of raitha, then, definitely onion raitha will come to our mind. Y not something different?

2. On pooja days, we cant have onion in our food. So we can have this type of raitha on those days.

Vendakaai/Ladies finger/okra: 1 or 2 cup(s) - chopped
Mustard seeds & Urad dal to temper
asafoetida/perungaayam powder - 2 pinch
Green chilli
salt to taste
Grated cocunut - 2 spoons
Cocunut oil - 1 spoon
Cooking oil - 2 spoon
Curd

Method:

In a fry pan, add cooking oil and fry vendakaai well (deep fry if required and for more taste :P ). Remove from fire and add cocunut oil, mix well and keep it aside.

Again, in a pan, add little oil, add mustard seeds, let is pop up, then, add urad dal, fry till golden brown. Now, transfer to vendakaai.

In a bowl, add curd, vendakaai, grated cocunut, salt, asafoetida and mix well.

Yummy okra raitha ready.

Preparation time: 10 mins