Vendakkai Curry / Okra Fry
A simple Vegan Stir fry / Curry made with garden fresh Okra. This side dish will definitely make you an Okra lover (if you are not one already)!
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 108kcal
Equipment
- saute pan
- Cutting board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 1 lb Okra
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Dhania Jeera Powder / Coriander - cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon Asafetida
- to taste Salt
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- few Curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash the okras and drain them in a colander. It is important to wash the okras before we chop them. If we chop them first and then chop, the sliminess of the vegetable will increase.
- Now chop it into small circles and keep aside.
- In a non stick pan, heat the oil and once the oil heats up, add all the ingredients except the okra and salt. Let the seasoning fry for about a minute.
- Now add the okra and salt and mix it well.
- Cover the pan with an airtight lid and let it cook on medium high heat for about 3 to 4 mins. Do open the lid once in between and give it a stir. At
- At no point add any water to the vegetable. The okras would cook in the steam produced by covering the pan. Adding water will increase the sliminess
- Once the okras are cooked, leave the pan open and let it fry well. In about 5 - 7 more minutes the okra would have fried well and your curry is now ready. Do stir the curry once or twice in between cooking.
- Serve it with rice and sambhar or rasam or in my style with curd rice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 359mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1112IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg