Fried Okra Curry

Ingredients:-

Okra	250 grams
Peanuts	100 grams
Onion	2
Red chili powder	3 tbsp [You can use green chili as per your spice level]
Byadgi chili powder	1 tbsp
Coriander	1 cup
Garlic	7 cloves
Ginger	1 inch
Coriander powder	1 tbsp
Cumin powder	2 tbsp
Tamarind pulp	2 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Oil	To fry okra and for making curry
Cumin seeds	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Curry leaves	7-8 nos.
Water	1 cup

Method:-

• Wash okra. Clean each okra by towel / tissue paper so that all water gets removed. Cut ends of okra and make half vertical slit at middle of it.
• Heat oil into pan. Deep fry these okras till it turns brown. [As shown in image] take out okras on tissue paper and keep aside.

 

Fried Okras

• Roast onion till gets brown, use 2-3 drops of oil if required. Let it cool.
• Grind roasted onion, peanuts, coriander, garlic, and ginger to fine consistency.
• Heat 4 tbsp oil into pan / kadhai. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds then curry leaves to oil.
• Pour grinded mixture and fry till it starts leaving oil from sides.
• Add tamarind pulp, coriander powder and cumin powder, red chili powder, byadgi chili powder and turmeric powder.
• Add fried okras and salt.
• Add water to it and let it boil for 5-7 min.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapatti or roti.

 

Fried Okra Curry

Note :- You can add little amount of jaggery to curry if you like.