Vendakka Mapas (Okra Coconut Milk Curry)

Ingredients for Vendakka Mapas (Okra Coconut Milk Curry):

1. Okra – ¼ kg

    Onions – 1, big

    Oil – 3 small spoons

    Green chillies – 4

2. Chilli powder – 1 small spoon

    Coriander powder – 2 small spoons

    Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon

3. Salt – For taste

4. Coconut scrapped – ½ (extract milk)

5. Garam masala powder – 1 small spoon

6. Oil – 3 small spoons

7. Mustard – 1 small spoon

    Shallots – 2

    Curry leaves – 1 stalk

How to prepare Vendakka Mapas (Okra Coconut Milk Curry)?

1. Heat oil and sauté ingredients no: 1. Keep it aside.

2. In the remaining oil, sauté ingredients no: 2.

3. Then add sauted ingredients no: 1 to it, and mix well.

4. Add salt, mix well and second extract of coconut milk.

5. Allow the contents to boil.

6. Add 1^st extract coconut milk, garam masala and take off from flame. Stir your curry well.

7. Heat oil, sauté ingredients no: 7 and add to the curry.

Archive: Vanitha Magazine February 15-28, 2010