Name: Vendakka / okra Mandi with Rice fryum lunch combo recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: For Vendakka Mandi :; Vendakka / Okra 1/4 kg chopped; Sesame Oil 4 tablespoons; Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon; Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon; Fenugreek seeds 3/4 teaspoon; Split urad dal white 1/2 teaspoon; Dried red chillies 4; onion medium 3 chopped; Tomatoes mushy 2 chopped; Garlic cloves 6 sliced; Hing 1/4 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon; Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon; Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon; salt as per taste; Water 1/2 glass; Tamarind lemon sized ball soaked in water used to rinse uncooked rice; Curry leaves 2 sprigs; For fryums :; Flower shaped rice fryums; Oil for Deep frying

Ingredients Serving: 3

For Vendakka Mandi :
Vendakka / Okra 1/4 kg chopped
Sesame Oil 4 tablespoons
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds 3/4 teaspoon
Split urad dal white 1/2 teaspoon
Dried red chillies 4
onion medium 3 chopped
Tomatoes mushy 2 chopped
Garlic cloves 6 sliced
Hing 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
salt as per taste
Water 1/2 glass
Tamarind lemon sized ball soaked in water used to rinse uncooked rice
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
For fryums :
Flower shaped rice fryums
Oil for Deep frying

Instructions

Fry 1/4 kg chopped okra in 1 tablespoon hot sesame oil for 3 minutes . Keep them aside .
Heat 2 tablespoons sesame oil . Crackle 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, 3/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, 1/2
teaspoon cumin seeds, 1/2 teaspoon split urad dal,4 red chillies and 2 sprigs of curry leaves .
Add sliced 6 garlic cloves . Fry in oil .
Sauté chopped 3 medium onions until translucent.
Add 1/4 . teaspoon hing
Add salt as required .
Add 2 big mushy tomatoes chopped . Sauté till soft .
Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder , 1 teaspoon red chilli powder , 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder.
Add 1/2 glass water . Allow the masala to cook till colour turns dark .
Add the gently fried okras to the cooked masala .
Toss gently .
Lemon size tamarind is soaked in water used for rinsing rice . Add the tamarind extract to the
okra masala . Cover , cook , bring to boil .
Mandi is boiling . Drizzle 1 teaspoon sesame oil on top . Vendakka / okra Mandi is ready .
Let’s fry fryums . I am using rice fryums .
Deep fry these fryums in hot oil.
Comfort meal is ready . Vendakka Mandi , steamed rice tastes yum with fryums .The best combination.

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