Vendakkai puli kulambu | Ladies Finger Tamarind Gravy | Okra [bhindi] tamarind curry

Cuisine Style: Srirangam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | To Serve: 8 | Type : Kuzhambu, Side dish, Gravy, Curry | Take with : Rice, dosa, Idly

Ingredients

• Vendakkai [ladies finger] – ¼ kg [cut in to ½]
• Tamarind – Small lemon size [soak in hot water]
• Sambar onion – 8
• Dry red chilli - 1
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 1 spring
• Mustard seeds - ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram - ½ tbsp
• Urad dal - ½ tbsp
• Fenugreek powder - ½ tbsp [roast and grind]
• Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder - ½ tbsp
• Gingelly oil – ½ tbsp
• Jaggery - ½ tbsp [grated]
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste

Roasting & grinding ingredients

• Bengal gram- ½ tbsp
• Urad dal - ½ tbsp
• Coriander seed - ½ tbsp
• Cumin seed – ½ tbsp
• Coconut – 3 tbsp [grated]
• Tomato -1 [sliced]
• Garlic -1 clove
• Dry red chilli – 2
• Heat pan with 1 tbsp oil & roast all ingredients one by one then grind to fine paste.

Method

• Soak tamarind, dissolve and extract.
• Fry okra with 1 tbsp oil for 10 min.
• Heat pan with oil add mustard seeds then add begal gram, urad dal, onion sauté. Then add fenugreek powder, asafetida, dry red chilli and curry leaves.
• Add fried okra, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt mix well.
• Add tamarind paste and water mix well then cook till raw smell out from tamarind.
• Add ground paste mix well then add water as required.
• Once boiled add jaggery and salt. Then cut of heat sprinkle chopped coriander leaves, ginglly oil serve hot with rice.

How to make vendakkai puli kulambu - Stepwise procedure with pictures [Simple, Easy]

Shallow fried vandakkai [okra]

Tamarind

Roasted Fenugreek seeds

Roasted cumin and coriander seeds

Roasted Onion, dry red chilli, coconut, tomato

Grinding ingredients [bengal gram, urad dal, cumin & coriander seeds]

Seasoning ingredients oil, mustard, bengal gram, urad dal, onion, red chilli, curry leaves

Freshly ground Fenugreek, asafetida

Add vendakkai, salt, turmeric & red chilli powder

Add Tamarind puree

Add freshly ground paste, water, let boil

Boiling ( cut off heat at this stage), add jaggery and salt

Pour gingelly oil & sprinkle coriander leaves then serve hot

vendakkai puli kulambu is ready to serve

Tamilnadu style vendakkai puli kulambu

Bendekai puli curry

Delicious Okra tamarind curry

Seerve hot with rice