Bendakaya Pulusu Recipe
Pulusu recipe with okra or bendakaya which is cooked in tamarind gravy...
Ingredients
- ¼ kg bendakaya/okra cut into medium large pieces
- oil - 2 tbsp
- 3 medium size onions finely sliced
- 2-3 slit green chillies
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 2 medium size tomatoes finely chopped
- salt - to taste
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon roasted coriander seeds powder
- ½ teaspoon roasted cumin seeds powder
- 1 lemon size tamarind extracted pulp
- 3 tablespoon coriander leaves
- sugar - a pinch
Instructions
- Firstly, take a cooking vessel, into it add oil and heat it.
- Add sliced onions, green chillies, curry leaves and saute till onions get soft.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute to get rid of raw smell.
- Add chopped tomatoes, saute for few minutes.
- Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander seeds powder, cumin seeds powder, mix and cook on low flame until the masala leaves oil from the sides.
- Add the bendakaya/bhindi pieces and saute delicately, cook for 4-5 minutes on low flame.
- Add the tamarind pulp into it, mix well.
- Add little water about half a cup.
- Add coriander leaves, curry leaves(2-3) and add sugar if the gravy is too tangy.
- Bring the whole mixture to a boil and let the pulusu cook until the okra gets soft.
- Enjoy the bendakaya pulusu with steamed rice!!!
Notes
1.Jaggery too can be added in place of sugar crystals to balance the tangy flavor.
2.Tempering/popu of mustard seeds and cumin seeds too can be given in the beginning to give a variation to the recipe.
2.Tempering/popu of mustard seeds and cumin seeds too can be given in the beginning to give a variation to the recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Bendakaya Pulusu Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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