Iyengar Hotel Style Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu / Ladies Finger Tamarind Curry

Our neighbour Mami taught me this tasty Vendaikkai Puli Kuzhambu. She is good at cooking Hotel style recipes and especially Tamarind related recipes. I too like this puli Kuzhambu and included in my lunch menu.

Ingredients:

• Ladies finger - 200 gms
• Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp 
• Tomato - 1 medium size
• Small Onions - 10 nos
• Tamarind Pulp - 2 tbsp
• Rice - 2 tsp
• Fenugreek - 2 tsp
• Hing/Asafoetida - 2 tsp
• Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Jaggery - 1 tbsp
• Gingelly Oil - 4 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 2 sprig
• Coriander leaves for Garnishing

Cooking Method:

Wash and wipe the ladies finger in a kitchen towel well. Let it dry for some time. Cut in medium size pieces as shown. Don't cut too small or thin.

In a cup soak the rice for some time and grind it along with the coconut and keep it aside.

In a cup soak the Tamarind or u may use readymade tamarind paste too. Also be ready with the Jaggery.

• In a kadai add Gingelly Oil and add Fenugrrek and Hing. Let it becomes golden brown. 
• Then add onions, tomato, curry leaves and fry till it becomes soft.
• Now add Ladies finger and saute well for few mins. 
• After that add sambar and turmeric powders. saute well in oil for about 10 mins in a medium flame. 
• The ladies finger should be half cooked while roasting itself.
• Now add the grounded coconut paste along with salt and add some water and cook well for about 5 mins closing the lid.

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Now add the tamarind pulp and let it boil in high flame for some time. Stir often. Now the Oil floats on the kuzhambu and its time for adding jaggery and mix well. leave for 2 mins in simmer. Finally Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Now Iyengar Hotel Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu is ready to have for lunch along with Rice. Thank you Mami for teaching me such a nice Curry.