Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Vendaikai/Lady's finger Puli pachadi

This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:
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  • Lady's finger - 200 grams
  • Tamarind juice - 1 cup
  • Jaggery - 3 to 4 tsp (if powdered)
  • Salt - to taste
  • Turmeric powder - a pinch

To grind
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  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeeds - 1 tsp
  • Red chillies - 3
  • Green chillies - 1 or 2
  • Coconut(shredded) - 4 tsp

For Tempering:
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  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few

Method:
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  • Chop ladiesfinger into small pieces and saute it for 3 to 5 min with 1 tsp of oil in a tava.
  • Add tamarind juice, salt,turmeric powder and jaggery to it.
  • Allow it to boil till it gets cooked.(Close with a lid to cook faster)
  • Grind the ingredients coarsely with little water and add it to the pachadi.
  • When the raw smell goes off,temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.


Puli pachadi is ready to be served with molagootal.

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