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.

Thecha

Ingredients:-

Green chili	10-15 Nos.
Garlic	6-7 cloves
Sesame seeds [ optional ]	2 tbsp
Lemon juice	1 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Oil	2-3 tbsp

Method :-

• Put 1 tbsp oil into pan.
• Add sesame seeds into oil,then add garlic cloves.let it turn light brown.
• Add green chilies into it.
• Add salt and lemon juice.
• Fry till chilies tenders.
• Let it cool down then grind it for short duration of time.

This can be eat as a side dish in lunch as well as dinner.

Pithal

Ingredients:-
 

Gram flour	1 Cup
Garlic-Ginger paste	1 tsp
Chopped green chilies	2-3
Curry leaves	5-6
Chopped onion	1
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Cumin seeds	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Crushed peanuts	4 tbsp
Coriander leaves	3 tbsp
Water	3 Cups
Salt	To taste
Oil	3 tbsp

Method :-

• Pour 2 tbsp oil into pan,let it be warm,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds into oil.
• Add Curry Leaves.
• Add green chilies,Garlic-Ginger Paste.
• Add Onion,wait till it become brown.
• Till the onion gets brown, take 1 bowl,Mix gram flour, salt as per taste and water[This will make Thin batter of water consistency.]
• Add turmeric powder and crushed peanuts into pan.mix it well.
• Now add thin batter of gram flour into pan, stir it well,See that lumps should not formed.
• Cover pan with lid / plate for 5-6 Min's.
• Pithal is ready, Take it into serving bowl,garnish with coriander leaves.

Enjoy it with Bhakari, Onion and Thecha :)