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    Home » Vendakkai Rice | Okra Rice

    Last Updated on Aug 3, 2022 by Gayathri Vijayakumar

    Vendakkai Rice | Okra Rice

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    South Indian Style Vendakkai Rice with fresh spices! An easy vegetarian lunchbox recipe to use okra in. Tastes so good with simple Potato fry or Papad.
    It is also known as Vendakkai Sadham in Tamil.

    I am a huge fan of Rice Varieties! I can have rice for all 3 meals in a day. While even a simple rasam rice is enough to make my day better, I often try a variety of rice recipes to keep it interesting. South Indian Variety Rice Recipes are my favourite.

    When I saw few okras lying in my refrigerator, I wanted to try making something different from my usual recipes and that’s how I landed up with this Vendakkai Rice. If you are a Ladies Finger fan like me, do try out my Bhindi Masala recipe as well. I am sure you will love it!

    Mixed rice varieties are pretty popular in South India. Back when I was in school, I remember my mom packing different rice recipes like Tomato Rice , Coconut Milk Rice , Raw Mango Rice etc. in my lunchbox. With no fancy ingredients, these variety rice recipes would consist of just a vegetable cooked with some freshly made spice powder for flavour and taste.
    Easy to make on a busy day, keeps the stomach full and tastes so good!

    That’s exactly how this Vendakkai Rice is. Makes a great meal or lunch with not much effort!

    Vendakkai / ladies Finger Rice Recipe
    Vendakkai Rice

    Why I love Vendakkai Rice

    Ladies finger rice is a beginner-friendly recipe. Can be made in less than 30 minutes.

    Perfect for the lunchbox, a quick weekday meal, or as travel food.

    Ladies Finger rice is a kid-friendly recipe. The perfect way to sneak in ladies finger if your kids are not a great fan of the vegetable.

    A flavourful recipe made using simple spices from the pantry!

    For Vendakkai Rice, I first cooked the rice and seasoned it with okra and fresh spices. You can make this rice with leftover rice as well. Great way to use leftover rice & saves time.

    How to make Vendakkai Rice

    Cook rice and keep it ready.

    On a medium flame, dry roast coriander seeds, chana dal, peppercorn, red chillies, dry/desiccated coconut until the spices turn fragrant & become golden brown in colour. Switch off and let it cool. Grind to a fine powder.

    Chop ladies finger into medium size pieces and keep them ready.

    How to make Vendakkai Rice
    How to make Vendakkai Rice

    In a pan, add oil. Once hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, a handful of curry leaves. Once it splutters, add the okras and fry till they turn crisp. Add the freshly ground spice powder & the required amount of salt. Let it combine well with the ladies finger/ okras.

    Add the cooked rice. Mix well without breaking the rice or okra pieces. Switch off the flame.

    In another pan, add ghee/oil. Once hot, add some cashews. Once it turns golden brown, switch off and add it on top of the rice. Serve Vendakkai Rice/ Ladies Finger Rice with your choice of side dish.

    Vendakkai Rice Recipe
    Vendakkai Rice

    Serving Suggestions

    This time, I served Vendakkai Rice with Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes. This rice tastes amazing with some simple Potato fry, Chips or Papad.

    Vendakkai Rice is flavourful on its own and doesn’t need any fancy side dish!

    Vendakkai Rice with Sweet Potato Fry
    Serve Vendakkai Rice with Sweet Potato Fry

    Other Rice Recipes you may like

    Raw Mango Cilantro Rice

    One-Pot Rasam Rice

    Tomato Rice

    Beetroot Rice

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    Okra Rice

    Vendakkai Rice | Okra Rice

    Gayathri Vijayakumar
    South Indian Style Vendakkai Rice with fresh spices! An easy vegetarian lunchbox to use okra in. Tastes so good with simple Potato fry or Papad.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Course lunch, Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 2 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 3/4 cup Raw Rice
    • 2 cups Vendakkai / Okra chopped to medium size pieces
    • Salt as needed

    For the spice powder

    • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
    • 1 tbsp Chana Dal
    • 1/4 tsp Peppercorn
    • 3 Red Chillies
    • 1 tbsp Dry / Desiccated Coconut

    For tempering

    • 1 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
    • 1 tsp Chana Dal
    • 1 tsp Urad Dal
    • Curry Leaves handful
    • 10 Cashew Nuts

    Instructions
     

    • Rinse 3/4 cup raw rice in water. Transfer to a pressure cooker and add 1&1/2 cups of water. Cook on a medium flame for 3 whistles.
    • Once the rice is cooked, ensure it cools down completely to room temperature before using it in the Vendakkai Rice recipe.
    • On a medium flame, dry roast 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp chana dal, 1/4 tsp peppercorn, 3 red chillies, 1 tbsp dry/desiccated coconut until the spices turn fragrant & become golden brown in colour.
    • Switch off and let it cool. Grind to a fine powder.
    • Chop Vendakkai /Okras into medium size pieces and keep them ready.
    • In a pan, add oil. Once hot, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal, a handful of curry leaves.
    • Once it splutters, add the okras and fry till they turn crisp. Add the freshly ground spice powder & the required amount of salt. Let it combine well with the okras.
    • Add the cooked rice. Mix well without breaking the rice or okra pieces. Switch off the flame.
    • In another pan, add ghee/oil. Once hot, add some cashews. Once it turns golden brown, switch off and add it on top of the rice. Serve Vendakkai Rice with your choice of side dish.

    Notes

    You can make this okra rice with leftover rice as well. 
    I used sona masoori rice and the brand of rice I used gets cooked with a 1: 2
    rice : water ratio and requires 3 whistles to cook. Please adjust according to the type of rice you use. The rice must turn out fluffy. 
    Ensure the rice is at room temperature before using it. Otherwise, the rice may turn mushy or it may break when added to the okra.
    Adjust the amount of peppercorn, red chillies according to your taste and spice level.
    You can omit peppercorn if you don’t prefer much spice in your vendakkai rice. 
    Keyword Bhindi Rice, Easy Rice Recipe, Ladies Finger Rice, Okra Rice, Quick Rice Recipe, South Indian Rice Recipe, South Indian Variety Rice, Vendakkai Rice
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