Vendakkai Puli Kulambu Recipe - Ladies Finger Kara Kulambu is South Indian dish.
Vendakkai Puli Kulambu
Vendakkai puli kulambu is a popular South Indian kulambu which is very easy to make. It goes well as an accompaniment with rice. It can be made with or without coconut. This simple kulambu is often prepared in my home. In hotels, kulambu is mostly prepared in this manner.
Ingredients:
Ladies finger/Vendakkai - 8-10
Pearl Onion -10
Garlic – 10 cloves
Sambar Podi – 2 tbsp
Tomato - 1
Salt needed
Tamarind – small lemon sized ball
Coconut – 3 tbsp
For the seasoning:
Sesame seed oil – 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp
Hing – a pinch
Red Chillies – 1-2
Curry leaves – a sprig
Preparations:
Wash and wipe ladies finger dry with a kitchen towel. Cut the tip and tail and discard it. Then cut it into 1 1/2 inch pieces.
Peel pearl onions and garlic. If it is big, cut it into half.
Soak tamarind in hot water for 20 minutes. Extract 2 cups of tamarind water by adding more water and discard the pulp.
Grind coconut to a fine paste and keep it aside.
Method:
Heat oil in a kadai (sesame seed oil/nallennai preferable), add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, red chillies, hing and curry leaves.
Add pearl onion and garlic. Saute on medium heat until it turns transparent.
Heat another 2 tsp of oil and saute ladies finger separately for 4-5 minutes in another pan. You do not have to cook ladies finger fully as it will get cooked in the tamarind water.
Once the onion becomes transparent, add the ladies finger.
Add the chopped tomato and mix well.
Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add sambar podi and salt needed.
Mix well and cook for a minute. Add tamarind extract.
Boil on medium heat.
Once the kulambu starts to thicken, add the coconut paste, mix well and boil for another 2-3 minutes on low heat. Remove from heat.
Serve with rice or even with idli dosa.

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