Vendakkai Mandi

 

 

Ingredients

Items

Qnty

Comments

Tender Ladies Finger or Green Okra

20

 

(tamil:vendakkai)

Onion

1 whole onion medium size

if u get small onions (tamil:chinna vengayam-1/2 cup) that would be the best for this recipe

Garlic

10 flakes

(tamil:vellai poondu)

Green chillies

10

(tamil:pachamilagai)

Tamarind Paste

1/3 cup

(tamil:puli)

Washed Raw Rice Water

1/2 cup

(tamil:arisi mandi)

Green Curry Leaves

10 leaves

(tamil:karuvepilai)

Mustard seeds

1/2 teaspoon

(tamil:kaduku)

Salt

3/4 teaspoon

or as required

Oil

6 teaspoons

For frying

 

Method

 

1.      Soak the tamarind in water and keep it aside.After some time make it into a thick paste and strain it.About 1/3 a cup would be enough. 

 

2.      Pour less water onto the raw rice and wash it so that the strained water is quiet thick. If u are planning to do this item start doing this process 3 or 4 days before and each time u wash the rice keep on collecting the water and save it in the fridge. U will get a thick white water(usually called arisi mandi).

 

3.      Wash the oakras, cut both the ends and wipe it properly. Cut the oakra 3/4th of an inch. The smaller U cut it gets mushy soon.

 

4.      Cut the garlic and onion into small pieces.Each garlic flake can be cut into two.

 

5.      Slit the chillies.

 

6.      Keep the tawa on the stove top and pour two spoons of oil. When it gets heated up put the cut oakra pieces in it and sauté them in low heat. It will take about 10 - 15 minutes for the oakra to get fried. Make sure it doesn't get too mushy.

 

7.      Keep the tawa and pour 4 teaspoons of oil.After it gets heated up put the mustard seed and curry leaves.

 

8.      After they splutter add the chillies,garlic and onion one by one in the same order and fry them up well.

 

9.      Now add the fried up oakra pieces and pour the tamarind paste.

 

10.  Mix everything well and add the strained water (arisi mandi).

 

11.  Add salt and allow it to boil until it gets thick.

 

12.  Transfer to a serving dish.

 

 

Tips

 

·         Arisi mandi can be substituted by mixing 3 teaspoons of rice flour in 1/3 cup of water.

·         If the oakras are small they really taste good.

·         Make sure the sticky nature of oakra is gone while frying in the tawa.

·         The same recipe can be done without using oakras and adding a lot of chillies.

·         All type of vegetables can be used for this dish.

·         Goes along very well with curd rice.

·         Stays good for a long time in the fridge.