Wednesday 9 June 2010

Vendakkai, verkadalai varuval / Bendakaya, palli vepudu / Okra or ladies finger stir fry with groundnut kernels


My husband's favourite vegetable. Groundnut is also his favourite. If I serve them together he just loves it. This dish is inspired by a ladies finger and groundnut deep fry recipe which my in-laws prepare often. (I will share that recipe later). That dish tastes awesome and is served in wedding  parties or other grand functions. I like  that dish but I feel guilty to deep fry this green, beautiful veggie. I love the rich green colour of vendakkai. When I got these fresh looking ladies finger I asked Rajender what to do with it. He asked for that deep fried dish but I wanted to try this healthy version. This turned out to be very good. If you love ladies finger and groundnut you will definitely enjoy this dish.


Ingredients :

Ladies finger- 1/2 kg
Groundnut- a handful or as much as you wish
Onion- 1 no
Green chillies- 5 nos
Curry leaves- handfull
Mustard and jeera seeds- 1 tspn
Jeera powder- 1 tspn
Oil- 3 tbspns
Salt to taste

Method :

Wash and wipe the ladies finger well. Now cut them into small pieces as shown in picture. Cut onions and green chillies into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil gets heated add mustard and jeera seeds. When they splutter add the onion pieces, green chillies, curry leaves, enough salt and groundnut kernels. Saute well until the onions turn translucent. Now add the okra pieces and saute on low flame. Before removing from fire add jeera powder and mix well. Remove from fire when the okra is cooked. This tasty, healthy stir-fry is a great accompaniment for rice and chappathi.

Taste enhancing tips for this recipe : The main thing is to retain the real taste of okra. Do not overfry them. Let them retain their original colour and flavour. Use small groundnut kernels for better taste. Here I don't get them. If you like you can add chilli powder too instead of green chillies. If you like the groundnut to be crispy deep fry them in oil and add to the ladies finger at the end of preparation. Happy cooking !!!

18 comments:

  1. Groundnut and ladies finger, yummy combination Manju, never tried this before, will definitely give it a try next time:-)

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  2. Simple and healthy recipe,looks so good..never tried groundnuts with okra,sure will taste great..must try this :)

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  3. lovely!delicious and healthy...

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  4. Love the addition of peanuts :)

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  5. Hey dear, this is my favourite curry..looks very tempting..

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  6. that looks so tempting...yum!

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  7. first to comment...loved the idea of adding groundnuts to make the soft okra curry crunchy!!

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  8. Okra with peanuts nalla combo Manju,,nalla crunchy chewy ah irukkum saapdum poedhu..Nalla seithurukeenga paa.

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  9. just made it last night.in love with okra since ages...looks delicious dear

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  10. Even i love adding peanuts to my dishes, it gives such a nice flavour and taste...and this looks very delicious too..love okra but never tried it this way anytime...

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  11. Manju,

    Both vendakkai and verkadala i like it but together i am seeing them for first time. Like it.

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  12. Lovely stirfry..Okra and groundnuts sounds like a great combo, easy preparation. Will try it for sure since okra is my fav veggie..

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  13. சூப்பர்ப்..வெண்டைக்காய் வேர்க்கடலை வறுவல்...

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  14. Manju,
    I have never tried okra with groundnuts. looks so different. sure gonna try :)

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  15. Wow very interesting combo..never tried yet this combo,thanks for sharing Manju..

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  16. My hubbies favourite veggie..will try this soon.Looks yummy!

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  17. Okra with groundnut stir fry looks simple and non-spicy.

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