Ladies
finger is one of my favourite vegetable. I love it even if it is simply
fried in oil with chilli powder. It will be a special one for me. I
usually don't like puli kuzhambu but this is an exceptional in those
categories. In my childhood, I've heard people saying if we eat ladies
finger our brain will develop and we can become a math genius. This is
how I started eating vendakka.
Sources says
ladies finger increases memory power. It is good for diabetics as it
fight against it and helps to loss weight. It's a low calorie vegetable
and keeps your stomach full. It is also good during pregnancy. It helps
foetus growth and development of brain. It focuses on all category
people. So why not add this vegetable in your weekly menu. Here is the
recipe...
Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu
Ingredients:
Ladies finger - 200gm
Tamarind - lemon sized
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Tomato - 1(small)
Green chillies - 2
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
To grind:
Dry red chilli - 8
Small onion / Shallots - 8
Coconut - 3/4 cup, grated
Cumin / Jeerakam - 1/2 tsp
To Temper:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Small onion - 1
Curry leaves - a sprig
Oil - 2 tblspn
Method:
Soak tamarind in warm water and extract its juice. Cut ladies finger into 1 cm pieces.
Heat
a few drops of oil in a pan and fry red chilli. Grind together the
ingredients listed under "to grind" into a smooth paste by adding little
water.
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add the chopped ladies finger and sauté until the stickiness is gone. Transfer it to a bowl.
Now, Heat oil in the same pan, add mustard seeds. When it starts to crackle, add in chopped small onion and curry leaves. Add chopped tomato and slit green chillies.
Then, add in the ground coconut, onion, chilli paste and coriander powder. Sauté until the raw smell goes off.
When the oil separates pour in the tamarind paste and add in 2.5 cups of water, turmeric and salt.
At this stage add the ladies finger, cover and cook for 15-20 mins in medium heat. When it is reduced and thickens remove from flame.
Serve hot with rice.
Note:
You can roast coconut before grinding, but I usually don't do this.
Pictorial:
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Keep all your ingredients ready |
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Heat a few drops of oil in a pan and roast red chilli and transfer it to a bowl |
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Again heat oil and saute ladies finger until the stickiness is gone |
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Grind roasted chilli, coconut and cumin seeds into a smooth paste, adding little water |
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In the same pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When mustard begin to crackle, add onion and curry leaves |
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Add in slit green chillies |
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and tomatoes. Saute for a minute |
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Now add the ground coconut paste |
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and coriander powder. Saute until raw smell is gone |
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Pour the tamarind water |
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Turmeric, salt |
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and add enough water |
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Finally, add the sauteed ladies finger |
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Cover and cook for 15 - 20 minutes |
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