Vendakka curry

Hello everyone,

Yesterday I prepared vendakka curry for dinner to go along with rice and rasam. Vendakka is a hot shot favourite among many. Please read on to know more about the recipe.

Ingredients
Vendakkai(Ladies finger) - 1 cup, finely chopped in round shape
Refined oil - 2tbsp
Mustard seeds - 2tsp
Red chilles - 2
Asafoetida powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Split urad dal - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Preparation:-
Heat oil in a kadai. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add broken red chillies and split urad dal and fry them. Add the vendakkai to this and fry for few minutes. Cover it with a lid. Keep checking this frequently so that you don't burn the vendakkai. Once the vendakkai becomes soft, add turmeric, asafoetida powder and salt. Fry them again and cover it. Once the vendakkai soaks up the spices and gets fried nicely, you can turn off the stove and transfer it to a bowl.

Make sure you handpick the vendakkai. When you buy vendakkai from the shop, pick up the soft ones.