VENDAKKAI MANDI

INGREDIENTS :

10-15 okra ( chopped in medium thickness )
1 Medium onion
10 Garlic cloves
Tamarind pulp lemon size
Salt as per taste
2 green chillies
2 tbsp rice flour mixed in water
oil for frying

FOR SEASONING :

1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds , urad dal
1 tsp fennel , fenugreek seeds

METHOD :

* Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract the pulp
* Meanwhile shallow fry the okra till crisp
* Heat oil in a kadai and prepare the seasoning
* Chop the onion and garlic finely
* Slit the chilly lengthwise
* Fry the onion with required salt
* Add the garlic and chilly and fry till raw smell is gone
* Add the okra and the tamarind extract
* let it boil till teh raw smell of tamarind is gone
* Add the rice flour mixture and let it boil
* When the mixture thickens remove from heat
* Garnish as desired
* Serve with Hot rice !!!