Vendakai Mor Kuzhambu

Serving Size : 4

Cooking Time : 15 min

Preparation Time : 20 min

Ingredients

• Vendakai (Okra) - 6 to 7 chopped 1 inch thick
• Yogurt - 1 cup (not sour)
• Okra – 4 to 5 chopped into 1 inch pieces
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tsp

Dry Roast and Grind Fine Paste

• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Cumin - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chili - 1
• Coconut - 1 1/2 tbsp shredded

Tampering

• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - pinch

Method

• In a kadai dry roast items, once it cools down completely grind it in fine paste by adding little water and keep it aside.
• In a same kadai add 2 tsp oil and once oil heats up add chopped okra and cook until stickiness goes off, now sprinkle little water and cook until it is soft, and keep it aside
• In a same kadai add remaining oil, once oil heats up add the tampering items and cook for 1 min.
• Now reduce the flame to low and add the yogurt and mix it well, now add the grind paste and add little water and mix it well.
• Now add turmeric, salt, cooked okra mix it well and cook for just 1 boil ( don't boil more than 1 boil)
• Now switch off the flame. Instesd of Okra even you can Neer Pusinikai, Chow Chow.
• Serve hot with Rice.

Method With Photo

• In a kadai dry roast items, once it cools down completely grind it in fine paste by adding little water and keep it aside.

• In a same kadai add 2 tsp oil and once oil heats up add chopped okra and cook until stickiness goes off, now sprinkle little water and cook until it is soft, and keep it aside

• In a same kadai add remaining oil, once oil heats up add the tampering items and cook for 1 min.

•  Now reduce the flame to low and add the yogurt and mix it well, now add the grind paste and add little water and mix it well.

• Now add turmeric, salt, cooked okra mix it well and cook for just 1 boil ( don't boil more than 1 boil)

• Now switch off the flame.Serve hot with Rice.