India
Vendakkai Pulikulambu Recipe
Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 12 Ladyfingers
- 1 tsp Tamarind
- 2 tsp Sambar powder
- tsp ¼Turmeric Powder
- 2 tbsp Sesame oil
- salt to taste
- To Roast and Grind
- 12 Shallots small onions
- 2 tomatoes
- cup ½Coconut
- For Tempering
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- tsp ½Fenugreek Seeds
- 6-7 Curry Leaves
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Instructions
- Cut ladyfingers into one-inch pieces.
- Peel the shallots, roughly cube the tomatoes and slice the garlic into thin circles.
- Soak the tamarind in ½ cup hot water for 30 minutes and extract the juice with another ½ cup of water. Keep aside.
- In a pan, add sesame oil and fry the ladies finger on medium flame stirring every now and then until the pieces are slightly brown. Keep aside.
- In the same pan, fry peeled shallots. Add oil if needed.
- Once onion turns transparent, add cubed tomatoes.
- When the tomatoes become soft, add coconut and fry for a minute. Transfer to a plate. Let it cool down.
- Mean while, heat oil and put in the tempering ingredients and add sliced garlic. When the garlic is fragrant, add the sautéed ladyfingers.
- Add extracted tamarind juice, and adjust water so that there is 2 ½ cups of water in the pan.
- Add turmeric, sambar powder and mix well. Simmer for 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile grind the sautéed onion, tomato and coconut with little water to form a paste. Add it to the boiling gravy along with little water.
- Boil for 3 more minutes until the gravy is thick.
- Serve.