Vendakkai puli kuzhambu/ bhindi stew

Name: Vendakkai puli kuzhambu/ bhindi stew
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 5 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Ladies finger or bhendi; 1 sliced onion or shallots; 2 tsp kuzhambu powder; 2 tsp chilli powder; 2 tsp salt; Pinch hing; 1 tsp fenugreek seeds,; 1tsp mustard seeds,; 1tsp cumin seeds; as required Big lemon size jaggery; as required Small bunch of coriander leaves; 1/2 cup coconut; 2 tomatoes; 1 big onion or shallots; 5-6 garlic cloves; 1 lemon size tamarind; As required few curry leaves

Kameswari Palanisamy @kameswari21

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Vendakkai puli kozhumbu is a tamilnadu delicacy. Its main ingredients are ladies fingers, tamarind, tomato, onion and coconut . Puli means sour .. Its sweet and tangy taste is just heavenly.. It goes very well with hot rice.

Kameswari Palanisamy @kameswari21

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Ingredients

40min

5 to 6 servings

250 gmLadies finger or bhendi
1sliced onion or shallots
2 tspkuzhambu powder
2 tspchilli powder
2 tspsalt
Pinchhing
1 tspfenugreek seeds,
1tsp mustard seeds,
1tsp cumin seeds
as required Big lemon size jaggery
as required Small bunch of coriander leaves
For gravy
1/2 cupcoconut
2tomatoes
1big onion or shallots
5-6garlic cloves
1lemon size tamarind
As requiredfew curry leaves

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Steps

40min

1

Cut bhendi little big pieces and fry in oil for 15 min then keep aside. In the same pan add 1tbs oil add onions, garlic and curry leaves and saute for few minutes. Grate coconut.
2

Once onions are soft add tomatoes and saute till mushy then add grated coconut and saute. Let the mixture cool. Grind the mixture with tamarind and jaggery to a fine paste.
3

Add 1tsp oil add methi or fenugreek seeds then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds saute till they splutter. Add sliced onions and hing. Once onions are soft add the grinded mixture, bhendi and cook. Add 1 cup water. Add kozhumbu powder. Add salt and chilli powder.We can use sambar powder too. Adjust the water. Gravy should be bit thick. Garnish with coriander leaves.