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vendakkai kulambu
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vendakkai kulambu

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 5
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: South Indian, Tamilnadu

Ingredients
  

For roasting and grinding:
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil/ oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 1 onion chopped
  • ¼ cup Shredded coconut
  • 2 tomato(100 gram) (take 1 if it is big)
For making curry:
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil/oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 Kashmiri red chilly
  • 4 shallots
  • 10 bhindi/ vendakkai/ ladys finger (150 gram)
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ cup tamarind extract
  • salt as required
  • cup water
  • coriander leaves for garnish

Method
 

For roasting and grinding:
  1. Firstly, Heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan, firstly add tsp of cumin, garlic, curry leaves, and chopped onion.
    saute well till onion becomes glossy
  2. Secondly, add ¼ cup of shredded coconut, saute for 30 seconds in low flame
  3. After this, add 2 tomatoes chopped, saute well till the tomatoes become soft
  4. Let this mixture to cool
  5. Transfer this into a blender jar, blend it smoothly with little water
For making curry:
  1. Heat 2 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan, splutter 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds, add ¼ tsp of fenugreek seeds, 1 dry kashmiri red chilly, few curry leaves
  2. Next, add shallots and chopped bhindi, vendakkai/ ladies finger, saute it for 5 minutes in medium flame.
  3. After this add spice powder: 1 tbsp of coriander powder, 2 tsp of Kashmiri red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder. Just mix it in low flame for 30 seconds.
  4. Then add ½ cup of tamarind extract, and ground paste, mix well
  5. Cover it with lid, keep the flame low for 5 minutes
  6. After 5 minutes, open the lid pour in 1½ cup of water, mix well
  7. Boil it for 5 minutes in medium flame
  8. Then, turn off the flame, garnish with coriander leaves.

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