Vendakka Curry / Okra Curry (Fish Curry Style)

Ingredients:

10-15 vendakka / okra / ladies finger

1 gambooge/ kudampuli

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

4-5 shallots, crushed

small piece ginger, crushed

2 sprig curry leaves

3/4 cup thick coconut milk

1 green chilli, slit

salt to taste

3 shallots, sliced

a pinch of fenugreek seeds

3 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

1. Wash and cut the vendakka into pieces and keep it aside. Soak kudampuli in water and keep it aside.
2. Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a clay pot / pan and add chopped okra and saute for 5 minutes at medium flame.
3. Reduce the flame to low and add red chilli powder, kashmiri chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix well.
4. Add crushed shallots, ginger, soaked kudampuli, curry leaves, salt and 1 1/2 cup of water and cook covered at medium flame for 5 minutes. Then cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
5. Add thick coconut milk, green chilli and few curry leaves and swirl the pan and heat at low flame. Adjust the salt and switch off the flame.
6. Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a pan and splutter fenugreek seeds.
7. Add curry leaves and sliced shallots and saute well till golden.
8. Add this to the curry and keep it covered for 5 minutes and then serve with rice...