Recipe: Appetizing Ladies finger/ Vendakka/ Okra/ Bhindi Poriyal

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Recipe: Appetizing Ladies finger/ Vendakka/ Okra/ Bhindi Poriyal Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Ladies finger/ Vendakka/ Okra/ Bhindi Poriyal. Vendakkai Poriyal is a great side dish for lunch. Ladies finger / Okra done the right way can be delicious. This is a simple South Indian preparation where the Vendakkai is roasted with onions on a low flame until its brown, nutty and caramelized.

The recipe I'm sharing today is Vendakkai poriyal - an everyday okra/lady fingers/bhindi stir fry South Indian dish.

In Tamil, vendakkai means okra and poriyal is the Tamil word for fried or sometimes sautéed vegetable dish.

Okra also known as lady fingers, has many nutritional benefits, its high in Vitamin C, low in calories, high in vitamin K and folate.

You can have Ladies finger/ Vendakka/ Okra/ Bhindi Poriyal using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ladies finger/ Vendakka/ Okra/ Bhindi Poriyal

  1. It’s 500 g of okra/ ladies finger.

  2. Prepare 1 big of onion (chopped).

  3. Prepare 2 of spring curry leaves.

  4. Prepare 1 tspn of mustard seeds.

  5. It’s 1/2 tspn of urad dal.

  6. It’s 1 tspn of chanadhal.

  7. You need 1/4 tspn of turmeric powder.

  8. You need 1/2 tspn of red chilli powder.

  9. It’s 2 tbspn of grated coconut.

  10. You need 1 tspn of coriander leaves (chopped).

  11. You need To taste of salt.

  12. It’s 2+2 tbspn of oil.

Okra/ Ladies Finger stir fry (vendakka mezhukkupuratti or vendakka poriyal or Bhindhi sabzi) is a simple and tasty Kerala (Indian) style side dish.

It is a good recipe for your lunch box menu.

Boiled rice, fish curry, vendakka mezhukkupuratti and moru curry is my all-time combo :-) Try and enjoy :-) Vendakkai Poriyal Recipe

Okra or Bhindi Stir Fry Almost a year back I clicked this recipe when I visited my hometown.

Ladies finger/ Vendakka/ Okra/ Bhindi Poriyal instructions

  1. Add 2 tbspn oil and fry the okra till the stickiness disappears. Keep aside..

  2. Heat a kadai add 2 tbspn oil add mustard seeds after it cracks add urad dal and chanadhal. Saute till golden..

  3. Add curry leaves,onion and salt. Saute till golden brown..

  4. Now add the spices, turmeric and red chilli powder. Then add okra and mix well..

  5. Cover and cook if needed without adding water. After its done add coriander leaves and coconut. Mix well..

  6. Serve hot with steamed rice and and curry..

Vanitha Akka is an expert in making poriyal and though her recipes are simple the net result will be too good.

This is the first step to prepare any Okra/ Vendakkai/ Lady's Finger/ Bhindi Recipe.

Wash the okra/lady's finger under the tap.

Dry it completely on a towel under the fan or pat it dry with a tissue.

Cut the lady's finger into the desired size.