Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu / Ladies Finger Spicy Tangy Curry Recipe

Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu is a delicious south-indian spicy curry which goes well with hot steamed rice n any veg stir-fry. Lets see the preparation

Ingredients :

Ladies Finger / Vendakkai - 1/2 kg (washed n cut into medium pieces)
Onion - 2  Big (finely sliced)
Tomato - 4 (chopped)
Ginger - 3 inches (crushed)
Garlic - 9 pods (crushed)
Green chilly - 5 (slit)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder -  1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Coconut milk - 1/2 (thick)
Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dried red chilly - 3 (broken into pieces)
Salt to taste

Method :

Heat a pan with oil in a medium flame, add n fry ladies finger with salt until it roasted well n cooked 3/4. Collect in a separate plate. Keep it aside.

Add onion, green chilly, ginger, garlic for a few mins n then add n fry turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder n garam masala powder for a minute til get a nice aroma from the spice powder.

Now to this, add n saute tomatoes until oil separates. Add tamarind paste with 1 cup of water n bring to boil.  Cook until raw flavor reduced.

Add fried ladies finger into the curry n cook for 2-3 mins in a medium flame.

Then reduce the flame to lower n add thick coconut milk with salt into the curry. Cook for 2-3 mins n turned off the flame.

Heat a seasoning pan with 1 tsp of oil, add n fry mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds with dried red chilly until mustard seeds stops spluttering n add this seasoning into the spicy curry.

Delicious Ladies finger spicy curry is ready to serve.

Serve with Hot Steamed Rice n Any Veg Stir-fry.

Love Cook Joy.