Ladies finger | vendakkai 15 Almonds | badam 8 Cardamom 1 Fennel powder 1/4 tsp Onion 1 Ginger a small piece Tomato 2 Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/4 tsp Kasoori Methi 1/2 tsp Fresh cream 2 tblsp Milk 1/4 cup Salt As needed Oil 1 tblsp Coriander leaves few
Soak almonds in hot water for 10 minutes and take out the skin. Cut the ladies finger into big pieces. Grind onion, almonds,fennel powder,ginger, kasoori methi and cardamom into a fine paste.
In a pan add oil and saute the ladies finger till the stickiness goes and turns into light brown colour. Add little salt to this while cooking. In a pan add oil and add the ground masala. and saute it in a low flame for 5 minutes. Grind 1 and 1/2 tomato into puree and chop 1/2 of the tomato in to small cubes. Add the tomato puree to this cooked masala.
Let this cook in a medium low flame. Add the red chilli powder ,salt and garam masala to this. Cook this till the raw smell goes off. You can add little water if you want. Now add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Mix well and the fried ladies finger.
Add the milk and cook for 2 minutes. Add the fresh cream and mix well. Do not cook for more time after adding fresh cream.
Switch off the flame and add the coriander leaves and serve hot with phulkas.
Shobha.http://www.anubhavati.wordpress.com Wonderful recipe. I tried this today and my husband (who loves bhindi) loved it!! Thanks very much 🙂 Rekha Thanks!
Δ
