Okra curry recipe, (ladies finger curry recipe) ( vendakai kolambu recipe)

                                                           

Ingredients:

• Okra (ladies finger) (200g)
• 1 cup soaked, black channa
• 2 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 large tomato, grind it
• 7 pods garlic
• curry leaves
• 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
• (50g) tamarind, dissolve it in water
• coriander leaves
• 2tbsp chilli powder
• 1tbsp coriander powder
• a pinch turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste.

Procedure for preparation:


Step 1: Cut the ladies finger into medium size pieces.

Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, just put ladies finger pieces fry it for 5 minutes, without pouring oil and keep aside

Step 3: Boil the black channa in pressure cooker for 7 whistle and keep aside.

Step 4: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 6tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and fry for half minute, then put garlic, curry leaves and fry for 1 minute, then put chopped onion and fry for few minutes.

Step 5: Then put grinded tomato and fry it, until the onion and tomato merge together, then put the fried ladies finger pieces and fry for few minutes, following that put chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and continue frying. Then add the boiled black channa from cooker and fry for few minutes.

Step 6: Then pour the dissolved tamarind water, pour some more water and boil it nicely. Boil it, until the masala smell goes off.

Step 7: Once the masala smell goes off and cooked, the curry will become thick, then garnish with coriander leaves and start serving.