Vendakkai poriyal
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Ladies finger sauteed with sambar powder and turmeric usually served with rice
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
South Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped ladies finger / okra / vendakkai
- 11/2 tsp olive oil (use more if you want to roast it well)
- 1/8 tsp asafoetida
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp sambar powder (can use more for a spicier version)
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp urad dal
- salt as needed
Instructions
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Heat oil in a pan and let it become hot. When hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin, urad dal, asafoetida and let the mustard seeds splutter
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Now add the chopped ladies finger, sambar powder, turmeric and mix well.
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Stir gently once in a while and cook until they become soft and become brown in the edges.
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Finally add salt and switch off the stove. Serve hot with rice.
Recipe Notes
- Adding salt in the end, makes the ladies finger less slimy.
- Also do not saute and disturb the veggie a lot as they are cooking. Stirring them once in a while is ok. The more you stir them and disturb them, the more slimier they are going to get.
- Do not over crowd the pan with too much ladies finger. You do not want them to steam and become mushy
- Some people add a tiny amount of yogurt (say 1 to 2 tsp) to reduce sliminess. Non vegans can give that a try.
- If your toddler is picky about textures, you can omit the mustard, cumin and urad dal in the recipe. Some kids do not like them in the dishes.