Okra Mor Kuzhambu

Serving Size : 3
Cooking Time : 15 min

Preparation Time : 20 min

Ingredients

• Okra (or) Lady's Finger-6 to 7 chopped 1 inch thick pieces
• Fresh Curd (not sour)  - 1 cup
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Soak

• Toor dhal (Thuvaram Paruppu) - 2 tbsp
• Dhaniya (Coriander Seed) - 2 tbsp
• Rice - 1 tbsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp

Roast

• Fenugreek (Vendhayam) - 1 tsp
• Green chilly - 5
• Dried Red chilly - 3
• Turmeric powder (Manjal powder) - 1 pinch
• Grated coconut (Thuruviya thengaai) - 4 tbsp

Tempering

• Mustard (Kadugu) - 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves-1 String

Method

• Soak items for half an hour.
• In a pan add oil, Once heats up add the Roast items and roast for 2min on medium Flame. 
• In the same pan add little oil ,once oil heats up add the chopped okra and little salt, Saute for 5min.Keep it aside.
• Once cool down, in a mixer add the roasted items and grind coarsely. Now add the soaked items and add little water to it and grind fine paste.
• Add required amount of water and mix thoroughly till the consistency is like dosa batter.
• In a heavy bottom pan add the mixed batter into it and boil it 10min or until thickens.
• Now add the curd and salt mix it well and bring to 1 boil on low flame.
• Now add the add the sauteed okra and slightly heats up for a 1min.
• In another pan add the oil and Tempering items, pour this into the prepared gravy. 
• Serve hot with rice and pappad.

Method With Photo 

• Soak items for half an hour.
• In a pan add oil, Once heats up add the Roast items and roast for 2min on medium Flame. 
• In the same pan add little oil ,once oil heats up add the chopped okra and little salt, Saute for 5min.Keep it aside.

• Once cool down, in a mixer add the roasted items and grind coarsely. Now add the soaked items and add little water to it and grind fine paste.

• Add required amount of water and mix thoroughly till the consistency is like dosa batter.
• In a heavy bottom pan add the mixed batter into it and boil it 10min or until thickens.

• Now add the curd and salt mix it well and bring to 1 boil on low flame.

• Now add the add the sauteed okra and slightly heats up for a 1min

• In another pan add the oil and Tempering items, pour this into the prepared gravy. 

• Serve hot with rice and pappad.