Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Okra in roasted coconut gravy(Varutharacha vendakka curry)

Ingredients
Okra - 1 cup
Onion - 1/2 of a medium onion (sliced )
Tomato - 1/2 of a small tomato (sliced)
Oil - 1 tsp
salt - as per taste
Egg - 1 (slightly beaten)

To roast and grind
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Pearl onion - 2
Dired red chillies - 5
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
coconut oil - 1 tsp

For seasoning
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - few
Dry red chilly - 2

Preparation
1. In a pan add some oil and saute onion,tomato and okra .
2. In another pan add coconut oil and roast coconut along with pearl onion,red chilly and fenugreek
3. When it get roasted well switch off the flame and add all the powders
4. Grind it well using water
5. Add this coconut paste to the okra mix along with some salt
6. Boil it in low flame until okra get cooked
7. In a pan add oil .when it heats add mustard seeds when it splutter add the curry leaves and red chilly
8. Pour this seasoning mix to the okra mix and stir well
9. To this add beaten egg and keep it covered.
10. Serve hot with rice,chappathi etc

NOTE :1 Adding egg is optional.
            2.After adding the egg stir it only before serving
            3. Make sure u add the egg when the curry is hot. Then only the egg will get cook

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