Lady's finger / okra is a tasty & fast cooking vegetable. Okra is a healthy vegetables as it contains vitamin C, fibre, calcium & potassium. We call it BENDA in konknani & BENDEKAI in Kannada & BHINDI in Hindi. I adapted this recipe from my Mother-in-law. I can say this is her signature dish. You can add potatoes & drum sticks for extra taste & flavour in this dish ( we always add it). You can make this curry when you want to finish your left over cooked toor dal / daalithoy. It goes well with rice.
INGREDIENTS:-
cooked toor dal - 1/3 cup
lady's finger - 7-8
drum sticks - 1 large or 2 small
potato - 1 large
coriander leaves, chopped - 1/4 cup
salt to taste
For grinding:-
grated coconut - 1 cup
fried red chillies - 5-6
tamarind - chana size
hing - little
methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
coriander seeds - 1 tsp
For tempering :-
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 2 strands
METHOD:-
1. In a tadka pan fry grated coconut till light brown & aroma comes & keep it aside.
2. In that same tadka pan heat little oil & fry methi seeds+ mustard seeds+coriander seeds+hing till the aroma comes & keep it aside.
3. Now grind grated coconut+red chillies+tamarind to a coarse paste adding water. Now add fried items & grind it to a smooth paste & keep it aside.
4. Wash & chop lady's finger into 1 1/2 inch pieces & keep it aside.
5. Wash & chop drum sticks into 2 inch pieces & potatoes into 1 inch cubes & cook them along with cooked toor daal by adding required water. (don't over cook it).
6. Now add chopped lady's finger+ground paste+chopped coriander leaves+salt to taste & bring it to boil till lady's fingers are cooked properly. ( add little more water if required to make it as curry)
7. Temper it with mustard seeds+ curry leaves & close the vessel with a lid for few minutes.
8. Your yummilicious benda hooli is ready to serve.
9. Serve this curry with steaming hot rice.
HAPPY COOKING :))))))))
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