Vendakka puli / okra/ladies finger tamarind curry - kerala - palakkad style

Ingredients

• Lady`s finger/Okra/Vendakka :15-20 nos
• Onion :1 no (medium,finely chopped)
• Tomato :1 no (medium finely chopped)
• Tamarind/Puli :a lemon sized ball or 1 tablespoon pulp
• Turmeric Powder :1/2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

For Grinding:

• Grated coconut :1/2 cup
• Onion : 3 tablespoons pieces(optional)
• Coriander Powder :1 ablespoon
• Dry Red Chillies/Kollamulaku :5 nos

For Seasoning:

• Oil - 1 ablespoon
• Mustard seeds :1 teaspoon
• Shallots/Small onions/Kunjulli :3 - 4 nos(finely chopped)
• Garlic :2 cloves (finely chopped)
• Fenugreek seeds/Uluva :1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves :few

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Preparation

• Chop the ladies finger/okra/vendakka diagonally and keep it aside.
  Soak tamarind in hot water. Squeeze out the extract or dilute the pulp in 1 cup warm water and keep aside.
• Grind coconut,onion pieces coriander powder and red chillies to a fine paste.
  Heat little oil in the pan and add the chopped ladies finger/okra/vendakka pieces into the hot oil and fry for 5 minutes or until the stickiness disappears.
• Add the chopped onion and tomatoes and saute until they turns to translucent.
• Pour the tamarind extract and 1 glass water and turmeric powder in the pan and let it cook until the vegetable is cooked.
• Add the ground coconut mixture,salt and let it boil for 5 minutes.
  Heat oil in another small frying pan; Splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.
• Fry the onion and garlic pieces till golden brown and saute curry leaves.
• Pour this seasoned mixture into the ladies finger curry.