Ingredients

• 1/4 kg - ladies finger/okra/bhindi
• 1 - onion
• 2 - tomato (medium size)
• lemon size - tamarind
• 5 - garlic
• 2 - red chilli
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• a pinch - asafetida
• 1 tbsp - black gram dal
• 1 tbsp - Bengal gram dal
• small quantity - curry leaves
• small quantity - grated/shredded coconut
• 1/2 tbsp - red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp - coriander powder
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• oil for frying
• salt to taste

How to Make Ladies finger Okra Bindi gravy

• Chop onions and tomatoes.
• Make a tamarind paste.
• Peel off the skin from garlic, grind coconut to a paste and keep other ingredients ready.
• Heat oil in a pan/kadai, add asafoetida, splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, black gram dal, Bengal gram dal, curry leaves and red chilly and fry for some time.
• Then add chopped onions and garlic (whole).
• Add tomatoes (squeezed) and allow it to boil for some time.
• Now add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, little salt and tamarind paste.
• And add water so that it becomes like a soup.
• Wash and cut ladies finger and keep in oven for some 4 minutes.
• Add this to the boiling kuzhambu.
• Let it boil so that the thickness comes to more than a little half.
• Finally add coconut paste.
• Recipe courtesy: http://tamilveg.blogspot.com/