Bendakaya (Okra, Ladies Finger) Pulusu

                                              

Ingredients :

• 5 or 6 Bendakayalu
• 1 big Size Onion chopped
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 2 Green chilli chopped
• 2 sp grated Jaggey
• 1 small lemon size Tamarind 
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Rice flour
• Salt to taste

For Seasoning :

• 1/2 sp Mustard seeds
• 1/2 sp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 sp Methi seeds
• 1/2 sp Chana dal
• 1/2 sp Urad dal
• 1 crocked Red chilli
• 2 sp Oil
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves

Procedure :

• Clean and soak tamarind in water and keep aside.
• Mix rice flour with 1/4 cup water and keep it aside.
• Wash okra and  cut into big pieces.
• Heat oil in pan add mustard, cumin, methi seeds, chana, urad dalas & red chilli.
• When they splutter add curry leaves, green chilli and onion pieces & fry for 1min. 
• Add okra pieces and tomato pieces & stir well.
• Cover and cook for 5 mins on low flame till the bendakaya pieces turns little soft.
• Make three cups of tamarind extract and add it to popu.
• Then add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder & jaggery and cook with medium flame for 15 mins. 
• Lastly add rice flour water and stir well. Simmer for 5 mins and turn of the heat.
• Bendakaya mukkala pulusu is ready to eat.
• Transfer into a serving bowl. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• Serve with steemed white rice and mudda pappu.