Vendakai Panchadi || Ladies Finger in Yogurt || Bhendi ka Raita

Sharing you a post that I made a few days ago.  Vendakai pachadi,  Its a quick and easy dish to prepare and goes well with rice, sambar, rasam or curries. Not to forget pappad.

Let's look at its preparation


Ingredients

350 gms ladies finger
1/2 cup of yogurt
2-3green chillies

For tempering

1 tsp of mustard seeds
1 dried chilly
1 sprig of curry leaves
salt to season

Method

1.  Wash and pat dry the ladies finger.
2,  Cut even sizes.
3.  Fry okra with chillies in some oil till brown and crispy.  Set aside
4.  Once cooled, add in yogurt, the thickness of the yogurt is up to you, you may add some water to dilute.  Salt to season.
4.  In a different pan, heat oil and add in mustard seeds. Once it starts to splutter, add in dry chilly and curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.  Pour into the yogurt mixture and stir well.
5.  Ready to serve.

Enjoy

Sathiarani

Capsicum, Cucumber & Onion Raita

A simple raita dish - has a little sweet taste from the yellow capsicum

What you need..

• cucumber 
• onions 
• yellow capsicum
• chilled thick yogurt
• salt to taste
• coriander leaves - optional

How to do..

• chopped finely all ingredients.
• Stir chilled yogurt with salt
• add the chopped ingredients
• mix well and serve chill

Excellent with briyani rice, pulao and plain rice.