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Vendakka / Okra Rasam

Published on October 23, 2018
Kerala Cuisine
vendakka-okra-rasa


Ingredients:


3 vendakka/ okra/ ladies finger

3-4 cups of water

1 big tomato, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

2 green chillies, slit

1/2 tsp ginger paste

1/2 tsp garlic paste

1 tbsp coriander leaves

small lemon sized tamarind

2 sprig curry leaves

1 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp urad dal

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 dry red chilly

salt to taste

1 tbsp oil


Preparation:


  1. Soak tamarind in little water for 10 minutes, extract its juice and keep it aside.
  2. Wash and chop okra into pieces / cubes and keep it aside.
  3. In a deep pan, add chopped tomato, onion, green chillies, coriander leaves , curry leaves and water and mix well with hand.
  4. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger paste, garlic paste , chopped okra and salt to this and cook for 3 minutes at medium flame, stirring in between.
  5. Then add tamarind extract , mix well and cook at medium flame for 15-20 minutes. Check for salt.
  6. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and cumin seeds. Add crushed garlic, red chillies and curry leaves and fry.
  7. Add this seasoning to the rasam and boil for 1-2 minutes at low flame. Remove from the flame and serve with rice...