Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, okra (bhindi) sambar. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Okra (Bhindi) Sambar is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Okra (Bhindi) Sambar is something which I have loved my entire life.
Vendakkai sambar recipe with step by step photos - delicious sambar made with okra or bhindi. If you like okra then this is a must try recipe for you. This is known as vendakkai sambar in tamil..bhindi sambar
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook okra (bhindi) sambar using 17 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Okra (Bhindi) Sambar:
- Make ready Gravy
- Make ready lemon sized lump of Tamarind
- Take to 8 Green Chillies.
- Make ready Okra (Bhindi)
- Prepare Sugar
- Prepare Salt, or to taste
- Get Turmeric Powder
- Prepare Cilantro, shredded
- Make ready Asafoetida
- Prepare Toor dal (Split yellow pigeon peas or lentils)
- Take Tempering
- Take Oil (Coconut Oil works best)
- Take Mustard Seeds
- Prepare Urad dal (Split black gram)
- Take Dried red chillies
- Take (generously) Asafoetida
- Take or 6 Curry leaves
This crispy Indian okra (bhindi) recipe tastes kinda like spicy fried. Vendakkai (Okra/Bhindi) Sambar is a delicious, popular and easy to make South Indian sambar variety. Sambar recipe - Learn how to make south indian sambar that tastes delicious & is very flavorful. Since a variety of mixed vegetables are also used to make sambhar it becomes nutrient rich.
Instructions to make Okra (Bhindi) Sambar:
- Pressure cook the Toor Dal (pigeon peas) in enough water until it is completely soft. Mix into a rough paste. The amount of water depends on the brand of lentils. But a general rule of thumb is to add enough water to completely soak the lentils until the water level reaches one inch over the level of the lentils in the cooker.
- Wash and pat dry the Okra thoroughly. It is imperative that the Okra is absolutely dry. If the okra is wet, then it is messy to cut the okra, as it becomes very slimy.
- Cut the okra into about a centimeter long cylinders.
- Chop the green chillies. Chop finely if you want a spicy Sambar. If you don't want it so spicy, you can just slit them lengthwise, and take them out later.
- Soak the tamarind in some warm water for about 5 minutes, and squeeze all the pulp out of the tamarind.
- Add the tamarind pulp, okra and the chillies to a pot, and add just enough water to barely soak the Okra.
- Add the salt, turmeric, sugar.
- Bring it to a boil. Continue cooking covered on medium heat until Okra starts getting a rusty green color.
- Once that happens, add in the majority of the cilantro, saving some for garnish
- Continue cooking for about a minute. Then add the Toor dal paste.
- Once this comes to a boil, add the asafoetida, and turn off the heat. Add the remaining cilantro, and keep it covered.
- Now start preparing the tempering. in a small pan, take the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the Urad dal. Add the mustard seeds. Once the seeds start crackling, add the dried red chillies. take the pan off the heat.
- Add the curry leaves and the asafoetida. Be careful as the oil will splash around vigorously
- Pour the tempering over the Sambar and keep it covered until serving.
- Serve with plain rice for a wholesome meal.
- Bon Apetit!
Rinse the dal under cool water until the water runs clear. Hyderabadi Dahi Bhindi or Dahi Bhindi is rich, creamy Okra(vendakkai) Curry made in yogurt/dahi This is easy Okra curry (bhindi sabzi) that goes well with steamed rice, simple pulao or roti/paratha. Eat this okra dish with plain boiled rice and your favorite daal (lentil dish) and you've got a tasty and nutritious We may associate okra with American Southern food, but this vegetable, called bhindi, is. Dhaas Bhindi or Bharwan Bhindi or Stuffed Okra is a simple way of relishing okra,since it calls Cut the head of tender okra and slit open okra halfway through. In a bowl, add sambar powder, amchur.
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