Vendakkai Morkulambu

INGREDIENTS

Lady Fingers  10-15
Coconut (shredded) - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup
Green chilies - 5
Ginger  - 4 flakes
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

PROCEDURE

1.Wash lady’s finger and chop into pieces.
2.Heat the oil in a pan over medium flame and fry vendakkai pieces separately.
3.Add salt to the fried lady’s finger and keep it aside.
4.In a mixer grinder, put shredded coconut, green chilies, cumin seeds and ginger and make a smooth paste.
5.Heat some oil in a kadai and season the fry with mustard seeds.
6.When the seeds start spluttering, add the curry leaves  and the paste and pour a cup of water to the same.
7..Add turmeric powder and salt to the above and stir it well.
7.Boil it for 15 minutes and then turn off the flame. Allow it to cool.
8. Finally add the curd to the above-made recipe and mix it well.

9. Vendakkai morkulanbu is ready to serve with hot rice and pickle or appalam