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

Name: Vendakka puli / okra/ladies finger tamarind curry - kerala - palakkad style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
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; Grated coconut :1/2 cup; Onion : 3 tablespoons pieces(optional); Coriander Powder :1 ablespoon; Dry Red Chillies/Kollamulaku :5 nos; 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

Main Dish

Very Easy

55 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time40 min

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.