Monday, March 12, 2012

Lady Finger/ Okra Curry / Bende Kai Palya ..


 



Ing:

Lady Finger - 1/4 Kg
Tomato - 2 Large
Tamarind Juice - 1/2 Cup
Salt - 1 to 2 Tspn ( according to your taste )
Jaggery - 1/2 Tspn
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tspn
Sliced Onion - 1/2 Cup
Vegetable Oil - 5 to 6 Tspn
Shredded Coconut - 2 Tspn
Jeera Powder - 1 Tspn
Dhaniya Powder - 1 Tspn
Red Chilly Powder - 1 to 2 Tspn ( according to your taste )
Rasam Powder / Vangibath Powder - 1/2 Tspn

Method:

* Cut the Lady finger as shown in the above recipe and keep it aside.

* Take a Pan,put the oil and heat it for few seconds then add Lady finger and saute it for 2 mins.


* Add salt,Red chilly powder and tamarind juice stir for couple of times and close the lid. ( Keep in medium flame )


* Once the Lady finger cooked well,keep it aside.


* Take a new pan and 2 Tspn of oil and heat it for few seconds then add sliced Tomato and onion for 1 minute (Until Tomato's cooked) . Add all the above mentioned masala's together and saute it for 1 min.


* Once everything mixed well add the cooked Lady finger and saute it for 3- 4 mins ( Until Evrything mixed properly ).

* Serve with Chapati,Dosa or with Rice.
 


2 comments:

Meghu's Taste Buds said...

hey shree, tried this last night for white rice, it turned out good. The only change I made was I started with the onion n tomato tempering n followed the other tempering and cooked all together :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thanks Meghu for trying my recipe and writing down the comment....
will try your version and let u know.. :)