BENDEKAYI HASI GOJJU/ OKRA/ LADIES FINGER CURRY

 Preparation time: 20 min, Cooking time:25 min, Serves: 3-4

 INGREDIENTS:

SI NO	CONTENTS	QUANTITY
1	OKRA/LADIES FINGER	250 GRAMS
2	BLACK SESAME SEEDS	1 TSP
3	CUMIN SEEDS	1 TSP
4	FENUGREEK SEEDS	1/2 TSP
5	GREEN CHILLIES	8-10
6	CURRY LEAVES	FEW
7	CORIANDER LEAVES	FEW
8	TAMARIND PULP	1 TSP
9	GRATED COCONUT	2-3 TBSP
10	MUSTARD SEEDS	1 TSP
11	CHANNA DAL	1 TSP
12	URAD DAL	1 TSP
13	TAMARIND PULP	1 TSP
14	MASHED JAGGERY	1-2 TSP
15	SALT	TO TASTE

METHOD:

Clean and cut the Okra/ladies finger into half inch thick round slices.

Fry chopped Bendekayi/Okra with 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, till tender ad crisp. Transfer fried okras into bowl and keep it aside.

Dry roast sesame seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds separately till light brown on low- medium heat and grind it in mixer or spice blender into fine powder.

Heat the oil in a pan; add mustard seeds, when it crackles, add channa dal, urad dal, green chillies and curry leaves fry till light brown.

Grind all coconut, fried mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal, green chilies, curry leaves,roasted powder, tamarind pulp, mashed jaggery, coriander leaves and salt adding  little water into fine paste.

Add ground paste into fried Okra/ ladies finger and combine well with little more water and its ready to serve with chapatti or Rice.

TIPS:

You may feel little stickiness due to Okra and fenugreek seeds.

You can use capsicum instead of Okra to make this gojju/curry.