An Indian (primarily Kannada and Telugu regional) term for okra — the green finger-shaped vegetable also called lady's finger or bhindi elsewhere in India.
An Indian (primarily Kannada and Telugu regional) term for okra — the green finger-shaped vegetable also called lady's finger or bhindi elsewhere in India. Bendekai is the standard Kannada name for this vegetable and appears in recipes, market names, and everyday southern Indian cooking contexts.
She made a simple bendekai stir-fry with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
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(India) : the plant or its edible capsules.
An Indian term for cucumber, used in Hindi and related South Asian languages, and common in Indian English in everyday speech. Kakdi is a staple ingredient in Indian salads and raitas and the word crosses naturally into English conversation in Indian households and restaurants.
(chiefly, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei) : the edible capsules of .
(India) cucumber.
(India) Okra.