Vendakkai Poriyal

Vendakkai Poriyal Recipe

Ingredients:

• Ladies Finger(Vendakkai) - 10 to 12
• Onion - 1  finely chopped
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Coconut grated -  2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste

To Temper:

• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
• Jeera - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Green Chillies -1 long chopped finely
• Sesame Oil - 2 tsp

Directions

Wash the okras, dry them well using tissue paper. Then cut the head and tail part and chop them into thin circles as shown below.Set aside.

Heat oil, add the items under ' to temper' then add onion and fry till slightly browned. Then add okras and saute till it shrinks in volume.

When it starts shrinking in volume and the stickiness is reduced, sprinkle little water and cook covered for 3mins until it turns soft. Then give a quick stir, add required salt and turmeric powder. Keep stirring.

Once the stickiness is fully gone and it turns dry and slightly browned add the coconut. Give a quick stir and switch it off.

Recipe adapted from: Sharmis Passion