Bendakaya Tomato Pulusu / Lady’s Finger Stew / Okra Tomato Stew

Ingredients

• 5-6 Bendakayalu/Okra
• 1 big size Onion chopped
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 2 Green Chillies chopped
• 2 sp grated Jaggery
• 1 small lemon sized Tamarind
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Rice flour
• Salt to taste
For Popu :
• 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
• few Curry leaves
• chopped Coriander leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Instructions

1. Clean and soak tamarind in 1 cup of water and keep aside, wash bendakayalu and chop into big pieces.
2. Heat oil in pan add popu ingredients and fry, once done add curry leaves, green chilli, onion pieces and fry for a min.
3. Now add chopped okra, tomato and stir well, cover and cook for 3-4 mins on low flame till the okra pieces turns little soft.
4. Make 2 cups of tamarind extract and add in to popu. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, jaggery and cook with medium flame for 10 mins.
5. Add rice flour with little water and pour into the stew and stir well, simmer for 2-3 mins and turn of the heat. Now Bendakaya mukkala pulusu is ready, transfer into a serving bowl.
6. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with steamed white rice and dal.