bendekai
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.
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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) Okra.
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(chiefly, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei) : the edible capsules of .
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