Lady’s finger kichadi

Lady’s finger kichadi

Kichadi an important element in our wedding and onam sadhyas while the veg added can be lady’s finger/cucumber/bitter gourd/ginger/beetroot... here goes a long list. The curd added at the end of process makes it delicious.

Ingredients:

Lady’s finger/Vendakka – 5 nos, chopped evenly in circular shape

Green chillies – 1, chopped

To grind:

Coconut grated – 1 small cup

Ginger – 1 tbsp

Green chillies – 2 nos

Jeera/ cumin seeds – 1 tsp

To temper:

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Dry red chilli – 1

Curry leaves – a sprig

Coconut oil – as required

Method:

Grind the items listed under ‘to grind’ in a mixer. Heat oil in a pan / chennachutty - Fry chopped ladies finger and green chilli for 10 minutes till both sides get dark brown – sprinkle salt water on it. Transfer fried veggies into the grinded mixture. In the same pan heat coconut oil – add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Add the splitted red chilli and curry leaves. Pour it to the veggie + grinded mixture and heat it.

Add yogurt /curd after it gets cooled down. Serve with rice.