VENDAAIKKAI KAARA KUZAMBU/OKRA CURRY RECIPE/LADIES FINGER RECIPE

Ladies finger curry recipe with step by step wise pictures. Ladies finger is also called in Okra and  bhindi. Ladies finger is a green vegetable so it gives many more health benefits. Ladies finger consist of vitamin c and vitamin b6. It's good for diabetics' eyes problems and also improves the immune system. It is often used as an ingredient in Indian and Pakistani cuisine. The entire plant is edible and its leaves are usually eaten raw in salads. The pods have a mucilaginous feature that contains a soluble form of fiber. Sometimes adding an acidic ingredient like lemon juice, vinegar or tomatoes can help. The pods are slimmed thinly, but require a long cooking time for the mucilage to dissolve completely.

This is for ladies finger plant image. My family planting and harvesting the plant. These vegetables are cooked in poriyal, stir fry deep fry snacks and curry ect. Today we are going to see how to prepare ladies finger curry or vendakkai kara kulambu.

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 30 minutes

Total time : 40 minutes

Recipe type : Curry, Kuzhambu

Cuisine : Indian Tamilnadu

Serves : 5

Ingredients

Ladies finger - 1/2 kg or 20 ladies finger

Onion - 2

Tomato - 1

Garlic - 5 to 10

Curry leaves - One bunch

Oil - 3 tbsp

Vadagam or Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Tamarind pulp - One big lemon size 

Kuzambu milagai podi or Curry mixture powder - 4 tbsp

 Jaggery - 2 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Cooking instructions

1. First wash the ladies finger and cut the 1 inch gap. Slice with onions and tomatoes widthwise.

2. Peel off the garlic as it.

3. I am using the mud pot for this recipe to give a good taste for the curry. If you do not have a mud pot, use it for another curry pot.

4. Ladies finger have the mucilaginous feature so it's saute first without oil in a pot. Saute for low flame because it easily spoils the pot feet.

5. Cook in 3 to 4 minutes after taking out another plate.

6. Heat in a mud pot and pour the oil. I am using 3 tbsp oil in this recipe and more oil to shrink the lady's finger. Mainly, the gingelly oil gives the good flavour and tastes of the curry.

7. Once oil is heated, add mustard seeds or Vadagam. It is fried well and then added garlic and curry leaves.

8. Saute well then add onion and tomato. Once onion and tomato soften then add the ladies finger. 

9. Fried well. Now in between the gap to soak the tamarind in the water and squeeze to filter the tamarind pulp water.

10. Add the Kuzhambu milagai podi or curry mixture powder in a tamarind water mixed well.

11. Now the vegetables are saute well. Pour the tamarind and Kuzhambu milagai podi mixture in the pot.

12. Now see the consistency of the curry. If you need more water add the water.

13. It's cooked for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes it's cooked well done. Finally, 2 tablespoons of jaggery gives a good taste for the curry. I sure don't want this sweet taste to avoid the Jaggery.

14. Now ready to serve for the vendaikai kara kulambu or ladies finger curry. Must to try the recipe and enjoy it. Have a great day.

Instructions with pictures

Chopped the onion, tomato and peel off the garlic

Cut the ladies finger one inch gap

Soak the tamarind and filter the pulp water

Add the Kuzambu milagai podi or curry mixture powder mix well

Heat a pot first slightly saute the ladies finger because its contain the mucilaginous.

Ladies finger cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Next transfer the another plate

Heat a mud pot and add oil

Once heated the oil pour the mustard seeds or Vadagam

Next add curry leaves and garlic

Now add the onion and tomato mixed well

Onion and tomato saute well for one minute

After add ladies finger saute. It's slightly cook before so give less mucilaginous.

cook 3 to 4 minutes

Now pour the tamarind water and Kuzambu milagai podi mixture. Mixed well.

Cover and cook for 10 minutes

Finally add jaggery and off the flame.

Vendaikai kara kulambu now ready to serve. This recipe serve with rice papadam amazing taste.