VENDAKAI PULI PACHADI
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
  • 20 Lady’s Finger
  • 1tbsp Sesame Oil
  • 1/2tsp Mustard
  • 1/2tsp Channa Dal
  • Tamarind gooseberry-a shaped ball
  • 1tsp Sambhar Powder
  • 1/4tsp TurmericPowder
  • 1tsp Rice Flour
  • 2 Red Chilli
  • 2 Green Chilli
  • 1/2tsp Asafoetida
  • to taste Salt
Instructions
  1. Soak tamarind in water.
  2. Chop lady’s finger and set aside.
  3. In a pan add sesame oil,mustard,channa dal ,red and green chillies.
  4. Add chopped lady’s finger.
  5. Add turmeric powder and asafoetida.
  6. Mix well and let the vegetable turn soft.
  7. Add tamarind extract,sambhar powder and salt.Let it boil till raw smell goes away.
  8. Mix rice flour in water and make a slurry.
  9. Add this mixture to the lady’s finger gravy.
  10. Add jaggery.
  11. Switch off the flame after 5 minutes.
  12. Vendakkai Puli Pachadi is ready.Serve with rice,idli or dosa or with almost anything you like.
Recipe Notes

Notes

You can make this pachadi with bitter gourd or brinjal.

You can add only red or only green chillies.

You can also add red chilli powder in place of sambhar powder.

Use sesame oil for that authentic taste.