VENDAIKKAAY MANDI..:- ( LADIES FINGER - OKRA MANDI )

VENDAIKKAAY MANDI..:-

NEEDED :-

VENDAIKKAAY ( LADIES FINGER ) - 250 GMS
GREEN CHILLIES - 10 NOS . HALVED
SMALL ONIONS - 15 NOS
GARLICS - 15 PODS.
RED CHILLIES - 2 NOS
RICE WASHED WATER - 4 CUPS.
TARMARIND - 1 LEMON SIZE BALL.
MUSTARD - 1 TSP
URAD DHAL - 1 TSP
FENUGREEK - 1/2 TSP
ASAFOETIDA - 1/8 INCH PIECE
CURRY LEAVES - 1 ARK.
SALT - 1 TSP
OIL - 1 TBLSPN.

METHOD :-

WASH AND CLEAN THE LADIES FINGER AND CUT INTO I INCH PIECES.
PEEL AND HALVE ONIONS AND GARLICS. HALVE RED CHILLIES.
SOAK TARMARIND IN RICE WASHED WATER. HEAT OIL IN A PAN ADD MUSTARD., WHEN IT SPLUTTERS ADD URAD DHAL THEN ADD ASAFOETIDA., AND FENUGREEK., AND REDCHILLIES . ADD CURRY LEAVES.,GREE CHLLIIES AND SAUTE FOR 1 MIN AND ADD LADIES FINGER ., ONIONS AND GARLICS. SAUTE FO 2 MINUTES . TAKE THE TAMARIND PULP FROM RICE WATER AND ADD IT IN THE PAN . BRING TO BOIL. KEEP IN SIM AND COOK FOR 20 MIN TILL IT BECOMES THICK AND SERVE IT WITH PLAIN RICE OR CURD RICE.
NOTE;- IF U DONT HAVE THE RICE WASHED WATER THEN FRY 1/4 TBL SPN OF RAW RICE AND 1 TSP OF FENUGREEK AND 1/8 PINCH OF ASAFOETIDA AND POWDERED IT AND ADD IT TO THE TURMARIND PULP.

THIS IS A CHETTINADU SPL ITEM AND IT WILL BE PREPARED VENDAIKKAAY WITH BOILED MOCHAI., OR BOILED CHANNA AND MAVADU INJI ., CAPSICUM., AND WITH MIXED VEGETABLES TOO ..