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    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: May 7, 2013 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Vendakkai Mandi ~ Chettinad Style Okra Gravy Recipe

    Vendakkai Mandi ~ Authentic Chettinad Style Ladies Finger Gravy Recipe:

    Preparation & Cooking Time : 25 mins

    Serves: 4 persons

    {Recipe Reference: Nirupama Sundar, a reader of mine}

    Ingredients:

    Okra : 12
    Mandi : 1 cup (mandi is the water which is used to wash the rice. After a first wash of raw rice, take out the second washed water to make this recipe)
    Shallots / Pearl Onions: 6
    Tomato : 1 big sized
    Green Chillies: 3 – 4
    Dried Red Chilli : 1
    Garlic: 4 cloves
    Tamarind : Small gooseberry sized ball
    Powdered Jaggery : 1 tsp or to taste
    Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
    Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp
    Fennel Seeds: ¼ tsp
    Fenugreek Seeds: ¼ tsp
    Curry Leaves: 1 sprig
    Sesame Oil: 2 tsp
    Salt to taste

    Method:

    1. Soak
    the tamarind in water and set aside.

    2. Heat oil in a vessel, add the
    mustard seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds and let them splutter.

    3. Add the broken red chilli and curry leaves and fry for a couple of
    seconds.

    4. Now add the garlic and shallots to it and saute for a while. Add the chopped tomato and fry for a minute.

    5. Then add the chopped okra, slit green chillies and turmeric powder and fry for a minute.

    6. Now
    add tha mandi (rice washed rice) and cover with a lid. Let it cook on a
    low flame.

    7.When the okra pieces are half cooked, add the tamarind
    extract and let it cook completely.

    8. Add the salt and powdered jaggery
    and cook for another couple of minutes. Switch off the flame and serve
    with rice.

     

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    Comments

    1. Hamaree Rasoi says

      May 07, 2013 at 6:18 pm

      Healthy and tasty okra recipe

      Reply
    2. Divya Shivaraman says

      May 07, 2013 at 7:13 pm

      This is something new to me…bhindi looks perfect in this curry

      Reply
    3. Sravs says

      May 08, 2013 at 12:57 am

      Inviting and delicious !!

      Reply
    4. Wer SAHM says

      May 08, 2013 at 1:56 am

      very authentic recipe for chettinad cuisine…..

      Reply
    5. Sangeetha Nambi says

      May 08, 2013 at 4:09 am

      much comforting curry…

      Reply
    6. Sowmya Madhavan says

      May 08, 2013 at 4:38 am

      Nice interesting recipe..

      Reply
    7. Veena Theagarajan says

      May 08, 2013 at 5:08 am

      I do this too.. quite comforting

      Reply
    8. Laxmi says

      May 08, 2013 at 6:22 am

      thats an authentic recipe.. lovely clicks.. 🙂

      Reply
    9. PT says

      May 08, 2013 at 11:42 am

      like your version hari.. perfectly cooked..

      Reply
    10. Priya Srinivasan says

      May 08, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      Lovely click! !!I too have bookmarked this recipe ti try!!! Looks yummy! !!

      Reply
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