Lady's Finger / Vendakkai Poriyal

South indian style Vendakkai poriyal / Bhindi fry recipe is very common in our indian cooking. It is very easy and simple dry preparation served as a sidedish for lunch.... South indian lunch menu doesn't complete without this main side dish... At home every one's like poriyal so daily or the other day i make poriyal or stir fry for lunch.. Simple rasam and a poriyal makes our lunch more comfort and filling.. 

Vendakkai poriyal is my kids favorite poriyal..He love plain rice mixed with vendakkai poriyal and generous ghee. The vendakkai has slimy nature and needs little care and patientceto cook it perfectly. If you can follow these recipe, then you can make it super crispy and tasty vendakkai poriyal without slimy texture and taste... 

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 15 to 20 mins..

Recipe category : sidedish

Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS :

Vendakkai / lady's finger - 300 - 350 grams

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Salt - as needed

FOR SEASONING :

Coconut oil - 1 1/2 tspn
Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
Urad dal - 1 tspn
Small onions / shallots - 4 (finely chopped)
Curry leaves - few

FOR MASALA :

Red chilli - 4 nos
Garlic - 1 cloves
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tspn

METHOD :

• Grind the grinding items into paste.
• Whip the Lady's finger well with the kitchen towel and trim both ends and cut it into 1/2 inch thickness..
• In another kadai add oil, mustard, urad dal, chopped small onion, curry leaves.
• Add in chopped lady's finger and mix for a min...
• Add in some turmeric powder and toss lightly... 
• Fry them for 6 to 7 mins untill they get brown, and add in salt and give a mix...
• Now add in grinded masala, and toss well..
• In a low flame or till the raw smell is gone..
• Now add fresh grated coconut and toss them. 
• It's ready to serve..

PICTORIAL :

Take a fresh orka

Wipe the lady's finger well

One by one on the kitchen towel

Then chopped it 

Now take masala

In a blender

Grind it into fine paste

Now heat a pan with oil

Add mustrd and urad dal

Some curry leaves

Chopped shallots

Toss lightly

Now add in chopped lady's finger

Some turmeric powder

Toss lightly on low flame

Toss well 

Now add in salt

Toss lightly and cook it on low flame 

For about 7 mins or till it's cooked

Now add inmasala paste

Toss lightly till raw smell is gone

Now add in coconut

Toss well for 5 mins in low flame

Now it's ready

Serve hot...