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Vendakka Puli Recipe- Palakkad Style | Okra-Ladies Finger Tamarind Curry Recipe

 Just discovering this recipe today, well… all the better!:)

If you’ve been around here for a while you know that I love all kinds of tasty curries. And, if you are like me, The good news is this  tangy vendaka puli/ okra curry are simple to make and very delicious. 

It’s been one of my favorite curry from my mom’s cooking repository. I love it when she prepares it, she is a awesome cook.Of course she taught me how to cook,but mine was never as good as hers.I miss most about my Mom is her cooking 🙁 I shared this recipe with a couple of my friends and they all tried and  happy about the outcome. I hope you will have the same experience and be happy with this my mom’s /amma’s recipe…Enjoy!



Vendakka Puli Recipe- Palakkad Style | Okra-Ladies Finger Tamarind Curry Recipe
Preparation Time : 15 minute
Cooking  Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :
Okra /Vendakka : 15-20 nos
Onion : 1 (medium ) or 1 cup (finely, chopped)
Tomato : 1 (medium) or 1 cup (finely, chopped)
Tamarind pulp/Vaalan puli  : a lemon sized ball or 1tsp tamarind paste 
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Hot water : 1 cup + 1/2 cup for soaking tamarind
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

For Grinding:
Grated coconut : 1/2 cup
Onion : 3 tbsp pieces (optional)
Coriander Powder :1 tbsp
Dry Red Chillies : 5 nos

For Seasoning:
Oil : 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Shallots/Small onions : 3-4 (finely, chopped)
Garlic : 2 cloves (finely, chopped)
Fenugreek seeds : 1 tsp
Curry leaves : few

How to cook Vendakka Puli – Palakkad Style | Okra-Ladies Finger Tamarind Curry  :

1. Chop the ladies finger/okra/vendakka diagonally and keep it aside.
2. Soak tamarind pulp in hot water. Squeeze out the extract or dilute the tamarind paste in 1/2 cup hot water and keep aside.
3. Grind coconut, onion pieces, coriander powder and red chillies to a fine paste.
4. Heat little oil in the pan and add the chopped okra /ladies finger /vendakka pieces into the hot oil; fry for 5 mins or until the stickiness disappears.
5. Add the chopped onion and tomatoes and saute until they turns to translucent.
6. Pour the tamarind extract and 1 cup of hot water and turmeric powder in the pan and let it cook until the vegetable is cooked.
7. Add the ground coconut mixture, salt and let it boil for 5 more mins.
8. Heat oil in another small frying pan; splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.
9. Fry the onion & garlic pieces till golden brown and saute curry leaves.
10. Pour this seasoned mixture into the okra curry. Serve with hot steamed rice and Enjoy!

Notes : 

  • Adjust the curry consistency to your needs by adding or reducing water.

Related Posts: 
Microwave Okra Masala /Bhindi Masala /Vendakka Masala
Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti /Upperi /Okra /Ladies Finger Stir Fry

Until next time, Bon Appetit,

Sangeetha
3.3/5 (3 Reviews)
4/5 (2 Reviews)


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  1. sangeetha says

    Hi,
    Based on my limited experience, I would recommend the following things.Before chopping, wash and pat dry the okra's well with paper towel or cloth or spread them towel or plate and let it air dry. Make sure there is no moisture, otherwise it will become sticky and slimy while cooking. Always fry away the sticky slime before proceeding to the recipe. So heat the pan and stir-fry the pieces without adding oil for 3-5 minutes. It helps to remove stickiness. Make sure you add salt only after the okra is half cooked, else the salt will bring out the water from the okra and they will stick together. Hopefully that helps.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  2. Anonymous says

    i remember eating it once without the stickiness and in big pieces with chappathi,(good and crunchy) but cant find a recipe which helps me to cook okra without the stickiness. an you help.

  3. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Jesna,I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment! Please do try out other recipes too, hope you will like it.

    All the best!
    Sangeetha

  5. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Lavanya, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment!

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  9. kothiyavunu.com says

    Sounds good! The variations of a simple curry never ceases to amaze us…Thanks for taking time to write the interesting variation to this recipe.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  10. Anonymous says

    If you wanna turn it non-veg curry, just break two eggs in the end and boil it in loose break form for few minutes. It would be lovely combination. Instead of grinding, I use dry ground powders mixed together red chilli powder, turmeric , aniseed, fenugreek, little amount cumin, pepper, sambar powder and you can add few fenugreek, aniseed also in oil for frying before adding onion, tomato

  13. kothiyavunu.com says

    Anonymous, Your feedback made my day 🙂 that was so nice of you to leave such a generous feedback…I'm so very glad to know you have tried out many recipes and it all came out well for you.Your words for me on this humble blog is best compliment one can get!thx for being encouraging and supportive 🙂

  14. Anonymous says

    made this yterday, it was so tasty.. hubby liked this veg for the fist time .. i have tried many recipes from here… nothing goes wrong everytime.. thanks a lottt

  37. Oraphan says

    Yum! Your curry looks amazingly delicious! I love tamarind in curry. Mmmm, Mmmm, your curry makes me hungry in the middle of the night!

    p.s. I'm so excited to see what you will come up with the "Easy Veggie Dish", can't wait!

  39. Ushnish Ghosh says

    Dear Sangeetha
    Awesome..and okra is my favorite in all form. Will make it soon. The best thing is every body here is taking great interest in southern food.
    Yesterday I made again the chettinad pepper chicken !! And that was the only dish run short..thank God it was an informal gathering of close ones.
    Happy New year to you and family

  41. Ms.Chitchat says

    I too make this vendakka puli but a slighly different version when grinding. Would certainly give this a try. Looks and sounds tasty and tempting :):)

    Chitchat

  42. priya says

    Oh my god!…i can give anything for this…my favorite!!!!…yummy..Aa curryde munbil nyan undayirindhengil muzhuvanum kaali aakiyenne!!

  50. Astra Libris says

    Ohhhh, I adore okra – I'm soooo excited about your beautiful recipe!! I'm also just learning how to use tamarind, so I'm especially eager to fix this – thank you so much!

  59. Sarah Naveen says

    Hey Dea..!!
    Hope you had wonderful holidays…
    Adipoli vendakka curry…I ahve never tasted this with tamarind..We make with tomato..
    Sounds great…lemme try this…yummy yummm

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