Okra in tamarind gravy or Bendakaya pulusu is a very popular dish in Andhra made with lightly fried Okra cooked in spicy tangy tamarind sauce.
Ingredients:
Okra 250 g
Red chilly whole 3 n
Mustard seeds ½ ts
Fenugreek seeds ¼ ts
Green chilly 3 n
Garlic 5 n
Curry leaves 1 spr
Turmeric ¼ ts
Hing 1 pin
Onions 1 n
Chilly powder 1 tb
Coriander powder 1 ts
Cumin powder 1 ts
Tamarind juice 100 ml
Water 50 ml
Coriander chopped 1 b
Oil 2 tb
Jagerry (grated) 1 tb
Directions:
Heat oil in a pan add whole red chilly, mustard seeds when mustard seeds crackle add fenugreek seeds, green chilly and garlic, curry leaves, turmeric, hing, toss for a half a minute till the flavors come out, add onions and okra (cut them into 1 inch size) salt, sauté them and add chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, tamarind juice, water mix it them and put the lid on and cook for 10 minutes in a slow flame till okra is tender. Add jagerry mix it well and garnish with coriander leaves put the lid on rest for 15 minutes after serve this with rice