OKRA / LADIES FINGERS IN TAMARIND / VENDAKKAI PULI

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For those vegetarians out there, I am going to share with you another vegetarian dish. It is called Okra / Ladies Fingers In Tamarind Gravy / Vendakkai Puli.  This is the way how it is done in my family. Try it at home and enjoy!.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 kg okra / ladies finger / vendakkai (cut into small pieces)

2 big onions (sliced)

2 big tomatoes (cubed)

5 cloves garlic (pounded)

3 green chilies (split into two and sliced thinly)

3 fresh red chilies (split into two and sliced thinly)

1 tablespoons cumin seeds (pounded)

1 tablespoons fennel seeds (pounded)

1 tablespoon plain chili powder

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 tablespoon mustard seeds

1 tablespoon broken urad dhal / ulunthu

5 tablespoon tamarind pulp

1/2 cup  coconut milk

Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD

1. Heat up oil in a wok. Add in mustard seed, urad dhal, onions, green chilies, fresh red chilies and garlic. Add in the pounded cumin, fennel and turmeric powder. Mix well.

2. Next add in the tomatoes and salt to taste. Combined again all the ingredients. Cook till the the tomatoes are soften. Then add in the cut okra and chili powder. Mix well.

3. Then add in the tamarind pulp and coconut milk. Let the okra cook till the water evaporates and soften. Don't over cook the okra till it mashes.

tamarind pulp

coconut milk

4. Now the okra is ready to be served. Best eaten with rice.