Okra pachadi/ ladiesfinger patchadi- kerala style (Dev)
Thanks a lot foe thr NY wishes friends...:)
Am back with 2 recipes from kerala!!!...
Okra patchadi:
Fry some sliced okra in lil oil until well cooked. set aside.
Grind together coconut+mustard seeds(1/4 tsp mustard fr 1 cup coconut).
Heat a tsp of coconut oil in a pan and add in chopped shallots and curry leaves. once they turn slightly brown, add the okra n the paste. mix well.
Add in some curd and cook on medium flame until it starts to bubble(nuraichu varum stage). Take off flame.
Serve as a side dish with rice.
Note: If u don't like the taste of mustard, reduce the qty .
kerala style Tomato Moru curry (dev)
Tomato Moru curry:
Heat a pan with 1/4 cup water,turmeric pwd n salt.
Add in some tomato diced, sliced shallots(optional), slit green chillies, curry leaves. Cook for few minutes(2 mins or so). The tomato should stiil be firm after cooking but it shouldn't smell raw.
Grind to a paste- 1 cup coconut, 2 garlic, 3-4 shallots,1/2 tsp cumin n green chilly to taste.
Mix this paste with thick buttermilk.Add in the cooked tomato mixture aswell.
Put it on flame and cook on slow flame. Let the mixture boil for 2 minutes and then take off flame.
Heat coconut oil. splutter mustard n add in curry leaves and shallots and saute till golden. Add it to the moru curry.
Yummy with rice...:)