Vendakkai (Okra) Podi Kari

Okra (Vendakkai in Tamil) can be used to prepare variety of dishes. I prepare Sweet and Sour Okra (Ladies Finger) Fry, Stuffed Okra and also Okra Fry in Microwave Oven.

Here is one more delicious Vendakkai (Okra) Podi Kari.

Serves: 4

Cooking time: 30 minutes approximately

Ingredients

• Vendakkai (Okra) – 500 grams
• Onion chopped – 1 table spoon (optional)
• Coconut grated – 2 table spoon
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tea spoon
• Salt – as per taste
• Cooking oil – 2 table spoon
• Dry powder
  • Bengal gram – 1 table spoon
  • Coriander seeds – 1 table spoon
  • Red chilli – 3 no
  • Asafetida – 2 pinch
• For seasoning
  • Mustard – ½ tea spoon
  • Urad dal – ½ tea spoon
  • Curry leaves – few

Method

• Wash and cut vendakkai into half inch pieces; fry grated coconut in a dry pan to golden colour.

• Fry items given for dry powder in a empty pan, in low flame; cool and grind as a coarse powder.

• Heat a pan, do the seasoning; add onion and fry till onion is soft; add chopped vendakkai and fry for 2 minutes; add salt and turmeric powder; cook till vendakkai is soft; add ground dry powder and fried grated coconut; mix and cook for 2 more minutes; in between stir.
• Now Vendakkai Podi Kari is ready. Serve with Rice, Chapatti.

Tips

• Don’t overcook vendakkai.
• Gently stir to avoid breaking of vendakkai.