okra - mustard - yogurt side dish (bendakai sasuve)
A yogurt and coconut based side dish with fried okra. Primarily made in karnataka
Cooking Time
20min
Prep Time
10 min
Serves
4
Categories
Side Dish
Dinner
Lunch
Cooking tools used
Mixer Grinder
Cuisines
Indian - Karnataka
Ingredients
Main Section
okra
20
unit
plain yogurt
1/2
cup
adjust for consistency
mustard seeds
1
tsp
Split and Skinless Urad Dal
1
tbsp
curry leaves
3
unit
green chillies
3
unit
coconut (shredded)
1
cup
coconut oil
1
tbsp
dry red chillies
3
unit
Step 1
slit each okra vertically twice to create 4 lengthwise strips. Then finely chop all the slit pieces.
Step 2
heat oil in a kadai and add curry leaves to it. Then add all the okra to it and fry it its light golden brown. By this time all the sliminess should have gone. keep it aside to cool
Step 3
Add all the coconut, some mustard and the green chillies to a mixer. Grind them without adding water first. Then add half a cup water and grind again to make a smooth paste
Step 4
add this paste and yogurt to the fried okra and mix it all up.
Step 5
For tempering/tadka, heat coconut oil in a small pan and once the oil is hot add urad dal and dried red chillies.
Step 6
Have it as a side with rice and any curry.
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