Friday, May 20, 2011

Vendakkai More Kulambu - Iyengar style


One my favorite Veggie dishes...


Ingredients:

  • 15 Lady Fingers
  • ½ cup Coconut (shredded)
  • ½ cup Curd
  • 5 Green chilies (chopped)
  • 4 Flakes Ginger (grated)
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

Steps to prepare:

  • Wash lady’s finger(okra) and cut it properly into 2” long pieces
  • Heat the cooking oil in a pan over medium flame and fry okra pieces separately.
  • Add salt to the fried lady’s finger. Keep it aside.
  • Heat cooking oil in the same pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves to it.
  • When the seeds start spluttering, add the fried lady’s finger to it.
  • Then add turmeric powder to the above and stir it well.
  • Mix the cumin powder, shredded coconut, chilies, ginger and grind it well.
  • Pour the mixture, some water and salt to the lady’s finger in the pan.
  • Boil it for 15 minutes and then turn off the flame. Allow it to cool.
  • Add curd to the above-made recipe and mix it well.
  • Vendakkai More Kulambu is ready…...enjoy the dishes!