Ladies Finger/Vendakka Mandi

Ingredients:

Ladies finger/Vendakkai-5
Mochakkai-1/2 cup
Small onion-15
Tomato-1
Garlic-10 pods
Tamarind-1/2 tsp
Green chillies-6
Salt-Required
Oil-1 1/2 tsp
Rice Water/Arisi mandi-2 cups


To season:

Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Feenal seeds-1 tsp
Curry leaves-little

Preparation:

1. Chop the onions and garlic into small pieces.cut green chillies lengthwise.cut the ladies finger 1/2 inch.

2. Heat 1 tsp of oil add ladies finger and fry until the sticky nature goes out and set aside.

3. In a pressure cooker heat 1/2 tsp of oil.Season the items given in "To Season".

4. After that add onion,garlic green chillies,tomato and saute for 2 mins until the onions become transparent.

5. Now add the ladies figer and saute for other 30 seconds.Put mochai,pour 1 1/2 cups of Arisi mandi/Rice water .Add required salt and mix well.

6. Close the lid and put the weight.Presuure cook for 2 whistles.

7.After the pressure got released,remove the weight pour the tamarind extract prepared in 1/2 cup of arisi mandi and boil for 2 mins or more for required consistency.

8. Transfer it into a serving pa and garnish with corriondar leaves.