Okra Curry With Peanut Powder/Bendakaya Palli Podi kura

Ingredients

• 1/4 kg Bendakayalu/Okra/Lady's Finger
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Green Chillies chopped
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste
For Powder
• 1 sp Peanuts / Pallilu
• 1/2 sp Coriander Seeds
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 3 Dry Red Chillies
For Popu :
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1/2 sp Chana Dal
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Instructions

1. Heat a pan add peanuts and fry for 2-3 mins, next add cumin, coriander seeds, red chillies and fry. Once done transfer to plate and allow it to cool, after that grind into a coarse powder.
2. Wash, clean and trim the bendakayalu and cut into small pieces, heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry.
3. When done add chopped onion, curry leaves, green chillies and stir-fry until the onions are tender.
4. Add okra pieces, turmeric powder and stir, cover and cook for 5 mins on low - medium flame.
5. Add in salt and mix well, cook for a couple of mins, then add ground peanut powder and mix everything well, again cook for another one more minute.
6. Turn off the flame and transfer into a serving bowl, bendakaya palli powder curry is ready to serve.