Vendakka Mutta Mappas / Okra Egg Mappas

Ingredients:

8-10 okra / vendakka / ladies finger, chopped into pieces

3 eggs

1 onion, sliced

1 green chilli, slit

1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped

2 dried red chillies

1 tomato, cut into round slices

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp chilli powder

2- 2 1/2 tsp coriander powder

1 cup coconut milk

salt to taste

1 sprig curry leaves

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 tbsp oil

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped okra and fry and keep it aside.
2. In the same oil, splutter mustard seeds and add chopped ginger, dry red chillies and curry leaves and saute.
3. Add sliced onion and green chilli and saute well adding salt.
4. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder and mix well.
5. Then add 1 cup of water into this and mix well.
6. Add sliced tomato and mix well and cook covered till soft.
7. Add fried okra and mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add coconut milk and mix well. Adjust the salt.
9. Then crack open the eggs into the curry and cook covered at low flame till done.
10. Garnish with curry leaves and keep it covered for 5 minutes. Serve with appam, idiyappam, chapati, ghee rice etc...