A simple and tasty Okra fry forms a perfect side dish for any rice varieties. Okra is rich in numerous vitamins and minerals and has numerous health benefits like promoting a healthy pregnancy, preventing diabetes, maintaining eye health and healthy skin, constipation, boosts digestion and many more.
Ingredients
- Okra/Lady's Finger/Vendakkai - 250g
- Onion - 1/2 cup, chopped
- Green Chillies - 1, slit lengthwise
- Tamarind paste - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Channa dal - 2 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - Few
- Coriander leaves - To garnish
- Salt - To taste
- Oil - 1 tbsp
Method
- Wash the ladyfingers and wipe off dry with a clean cloth (otherwise it becomes gooey while cooking). Cut the top and bottom section of the vegetable and cut into small pieces. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add channa dal and urad dal.
- Add curry leaves when the dal turns light brown and add onion, green chillies & little salt. Saute till it turns golden brown.
- Add ladyfingers and mix well. Add tamarind paste & salt and cook in low-medium heat till the vegetable is soft and cooked.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
Tips
- Tamarind is added to reduce the stickiness of the vegetable. You can also use curd or lemon juice.
- Add salt only when the vegetable is half cooked, else the salt brings out the water from the vegetable and increases its stickiness.
