Vendaikai (Okra) Puli Kootu Recipe

Name: Vendaikai (Okra) Puli Kootu Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 15 pieces Okra (15 Bhindi (Lady Finger/Okra)); 10 pieces Shallots (10 Shallots); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion); 1 piece Garlic (1 Garlic); 1 piece Tomato (1 Tomato); ½ tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste (1/2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste); 1 piece Tamarind (1 Tamarind gooseberry sized); ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder adjustable); ½ tsp Cumin Seeds (1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); ¼ tsp Mustard Seeds (1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil (2 tablespoon Oil); 1 pinch Curry leaves (Curry leaves few); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Vendaikai (Okra) Puli Kootu Recipe - Kootu Recipes (Indian)

40 minIndian

Servings6

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Steps

1To begin with theVendaikai (Okra) Puli Kootu Recipe, first Clean lady’s finger and chop them to small pieces. Use wet cloth or wet issue to clean lady’s finger. Do not wash them in water as they tend to stick. In case of washing them with water, dry them completely and wipe with a cloth.
2Soak tamarind in a hot water and set aside for 10-15 minutes. Extract tamarind juice from the soaked tamarind and discard the pulp
3Heat oil in akadai. Add mustard seed, curry leaves and garlic
4Add chopped onions and fry until they become transparent.
5Add ginger garlic paste followed by tomato. Cook until tomatoes become mushy
6Add chopped vendaikai (Okra) and fry them for about 5- 6 minutes
7Pour tamarind water and salt according to your taste
8Cook until lady’s finger is cooked and water is absorbed. In case of gravy, adjust water level according to your requirements.
9Serve this Vendaikai Puli Kootu along with Whole Wheat Lachha Parathafor a perfect lunch.