Ladys Finger Kara Kolambu

This is a yummy curry apt for plain white rice. I made this with ladys finger but also it tastes good adding brinjal or drumstick or potato .

Ingredients:

Ladys Finger - 250 gms  wash and cut into one inch pieces

Fresh coconut scrapped : 1/2 cup

Onion  - Slice onion roughly

Tomato - 2 ripe medium size tomatoes chopped roughly

Sambar powder- any good brand one tablespoon

Tumeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Hing -1/4 teaspoon

One lime size tamarind - make into a juice for 1/2 cup

Garlic- 6 cloves sliced

Jaggary or white sugar - 1/4 spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 spoon

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 spoon

Whole red chillies- 3

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Oil as required, I prefer gingelly oil for this curry as it enhances the taste

   

Method:

1. In a kadai heat 2 tablespoons oil and add the onions , garlic and fry well with a stream of curry leaves and once the onions are fried add the tomatoes and fry well till the raw smell goes off and then finally add the sambar powder , 1/4 teaspoon tumeric powder and fresh coconut and toss for 2 minutes and then grind to a fine paste.

2. In a kadai add little oil and fry the ladys finger in slow fire for 7 minutes and once done remove and keep aside.

3. In the same kadai, add oil  and once hot add mustard seeds, then fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and pinch  of hing powder, and then add the tamarind juice and cook it along with little water and once the raw smell of tamarind goes away, then add the fried ladys finger and then add the grinded gravy with little water, add salt and cook till the gravy becomes thick and then remove and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve it  with hot steaming rice.