Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- Tender Ladies finger(medium) - 10 nos
- Tomato(small) - 2 nos
- Red gram(Thuvaraparippu) - 1/2 cup
- Black gram(Uzhunnuparippu) - 1 heaped
- Pepper(approx 50 nos) - 1 1/2 tsp
- Red chillies(Kollamulaku) - 2 nos
- Asafoetida(A small piece, Kayam) -
- Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
- Onion(cut into pieces) - 1 no
- Tamarind(A small ball, Puli) -
- Turmeric powder - 1 level
- Cooking oil - 4 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves(A few) -
- Coriander leaves(A few, chopped) -
- Salt(As reqd) -
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Instructions
- Cut ladies finger into half inch pieces and tomato into small pieces.
- Shallow fry the ladies finger for 5 mins on low fire using 1 tsp of oil. Keep aside.
- Soak and cook red gram.
- Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan.
- Deep fry asafoetida.
- Add black gram, pepper and red chillies.
- Fry, till the dal becomes red.
- Remove the fried items and heat up the same pan.
- Fry the coconut, till it turns light brown.
- Add chopped onions and stir for 2 mins and remove from fire.
- Grind all the fried ingredients into a fine paste.
- Extract juice of tamarind.
- Place a thick-bottomed pan on fire.
- Pour tamarind juice and add turmeric powder, ladies finger and salt.
- Bring to boil, till the ladies finger is done.
- Add cooked dal and tomatoes pieces and the paste.
- :- The paste may be mixed well with half glass water to avoid lumps.
- Boil for 3 - 4 mins.
- Remove from fire.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Splutter mustard seeds.
- Remove from fire and add curry leaves.
- Pour it over the curry.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- :- Serve hot with steamed rice.
- :- Chef¦s variation: Try with other vegetables like brinjal.
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7 comments
not a very good curry, its similar to sambar but definitely sambar would taste better than this.
I tried this. This is ok recipe
Delicious and good with lot of pappadam.
It is a mouth watering dish. Spicy and goes well with rice.
Adi poli aayirikkunnu,Rombam pramadam
good nice .. its made by my mom.. all of u rate it as excellent…
Great Recipe for Chappathi and Rice!! Thanks!