Vendakkai kara kuzhambu | Vendakkai aracha kuzhambu | Okra kara kuzhambu | Ladies finger curry

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 8 | Type : Kuzhambu, Side dish, Gravy, Curry | Take with : Rice, dosa, Idly

Main ingredients

• Vendakkai – ¼ kilo [cut in to 1 inch]
• Onion – 1 big [sliced]
• Red chilli -1
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram– ½ tbsp
• Urad dal– ½ tbsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• Water As needed

ingredients for roasting and grinding

• Sambar onion – 6 to 7
• Red chilli- 2
• Tamarind – 1 inch
• Tomato – 2
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Fennel seeds – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram– 1 tbsp
• Urad dal– 1 tbsp
• Garlic – 1 clove
• * Heat pan with oil roast all ingredients then grind to fine paste

Method

• In a thick pan fry Okra for 10 min (with pinch of salt) in a low flame and keep aside.
• Heat pan with oil then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Bengal gram and urad dal.
• Add onion & sauté well then add red chilli, curry leaves.
• Add cooked okra then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder mix well.
• Add ground paste, add water mix well. Cover it and cook. Once raw smell out and boiled. Turn off heat.
• Garnish with coriander leaves serve hot with rice, idly, dosa.

How to make Vendakkai kara kuzhambu - Step by step [Simple, Easy]

Shallow fry okra

Roast urad dal & bengal gram

Roast coriande seeds, cumin seeds & fennel seeds

Roast red chilli & tamarind

Roast sambar onion & garlic

Roast coconut & tomato

Kara kuzhambu paste [ Freshly Ground]

Seasoning- mustard, urad dal & bengal gram

Add onion dry red chilli garlic

Add curry leaves

Add fried okra[vendakkai], Turmeric, Red chilli powder

Add ground paste

Add Water

Boiling

Ladies finger curry-Ready to serve with rice