Vendakkai poriyal or bhindi stir fry is not only tasty but a healthy dish as well. Everyone loves the ladies finger and this is one of the many ways to relish this amazing vegetable.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Tamil
Keyword vendakkai poriyal
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 3people
Calories 167kcal
Author Fareeha
Ingredients
500gms ladies fingercut into small pieces
2tbspoil
1/2tspmustard seeds
2 - 3dry whole red chili
2sprigs of curry leaves
1large onionfinely chopped
2tbspgarlicfinely chopped
1/2tspturmeric powder
1tspred chilli powder
1/2tspsalt to taste
Instructions
In a wide pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds and fry till they splutter.
Next add in the whole red chili, curry leaves, garlic and saute for a couple of minutes till the garlic starts browning. Add in the onion and saute till translucent.
Add salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder and fry for a minute till raw smell vanishes from it.
Add in the ladies finger and cook on high heat till all the masala is coated to them.
Reduce the flame to medium and stir occasionally to prevent it from getting burnt.
Remove from heat when the ladies finger are slightly brown on the edges. This should take approximately fifteen to twenty minutes.
Serve hot with steamed hot rice, dal, and ghee.
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Notes
Do not cook in high flame as it will easily burn your vendakkai poriyal. Just cook on high heat till the masala is coated.
When you wash the ladies finger, pat them dry before cutting. Otherwise, it will turn sticky.