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    Vendakkai poriyal recipe

    December 5, 2011 by Raks Anand 55 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Vendakkai poriyal/ ladies finger poriyal is the one I love to mix and eat with rice and sesame oil/ghee. It needs some time and patience for cutting and sautéing the ladies finger/okra.

    ladies finger poriyal

    But I love it so much to do and as well as eat. When I was new for cooking, it used to mess up with this without knowing the technique.

    Now I think I can make it easily and wonder how I messed up with this easy recipe.

    I used to be a very bad eater until I finished my school. And when it comes to vegetables, my mom sure had a tough time making me eat .

    I never touch the accompaniment vegetable in my plate. My mom do all the possible things to make me eat.

    She always mixes the vegetable accompaniment like poriyals, kootu and all those with a small portion of rice and ghee and before sambar or any gravy with rice, I have to eat that.

    Now also after I came here and left alone, I rarely eat veggies since no one is there to question me.

    And now a days I tell myself that I should take care of my health only myself and try do the same what my mom used to do and hope to continue this.

    Method

    1. Heat the pan/kadai with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To temper’ table.
    2. Add the finely cut ladies finger(refer notes) and keep frying for 6-8 minutes in medium flame, stirring in between.
    3. After that, add sesame oil generously to reduce the stickiness. At a point the volume will reduce and the colour changes to transparent green.
    saute vendakkai poriyal

    4. Now add salt, turmeric, sambar powder and mix well. Lastly add the coconut and fry for a minute. Transfer to the serving bowl.

    ready

    Serve vendakkai poriyal as an accompaniment for rice with sambar or any gravy. I had with brinjal/drumstick kuzhambu. Yum yum!

    vendakkai poriyal recipe

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    Vendakkai poriyal recipe

    Vendakkai poriyal/ ladies finger poriyal is the one I love to mix and eat with rice and sesame oil/ghee. It needs some time and patience for cutting and sautéing the ladies finger/okra.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 2
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ kg Ladies finger vendakkai
    • 1 teaspoon Sambar powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • 2 tablespoon Grated coconut
    • Salt
    • 2 tablespoon Sesame oil

    To temper

    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Heat the pan/ kadai with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To temper’ table.
    • Add the finely cut ladies finger(refer notes) and keep frying for 6-8 minutes in medium flame, stirring in between.
    • Add sesame oil generously to reduce the stickiness.
    • At a point the volume will reduce and the colour changes to transparent green.
    • Now add salt, turmeric, sambar powder and mix well.
    • Lastly add the coconut and fry for a minute. Transfer to the serving bowl.

    Notes

    • Wash the ladies finger and pat dry them well before you cut. No water should be there in the ladies finger. It is better to wash and dry them prior so that no moisture is there.
    • Check for old ones by breaking the tail end of the ladies finger. If it breaks crisp, then you can use it. Otherwise discard.
    • Cut the head and then slice them in to thin circles.
    • When you start frying, the ladies finger will be sticky for a while, so do not panic, just add sesame oil and fry. 
    • Once the ladies finger gets cooked by adding frying it with oil the stickiness will be almost reduced and then too after adding sambar powder it will completely go off.
    • Just make sure you fry the vendakkai properly in oil and cook it until colour changes to a transparent green. 
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    Simple moong dal tadka

    moong dal tadka

    This is a simple tadka dal recipe which you can make in jiffy for a comfort meal. Goes well with steamed rice and a North Indian subzi.

    Me and my kid eat this very often. I love it with basmati rice the best! The garlic adds a great flavour to the dal. Do try you will simply love it!

    Being a south Indian, our festive meal will always have paruppu, which we cook moong dal or toor dal with turmeric and temper with mustard urad dal, asafoetida, green chillies and curry leaves.

    It is the simple and best dal which has completely different flavour. But I love that too with rice and ghee. This one is quite different and flavorful.

    Ingredients

    • Moong dal/ paasi paruppu - ½ cup
    • Tomato - 1
    • Red chilli - 1
    • Turmeric - ⅛ tsp
    • Salt - As needed

    To temper

    • Ghee - 2 tsp
    • Jeera/ cumin seeds - 1 tsp
    • Red chilli - 2
    • Garlic - 4 pods, crushed
    • Coriander leaves, finely chopped - 2 tbsp

    Method

    1. Pressure cook moong dal with chopped tomato, turmeric and one red chilli for 3 whistles.
    2. Once done, mix salt to it and temper with the items given under to temper table in order.
    3. Make sure you fry the garlic until golden brown for a nice flavour.
    temper

    Serve with hot steaming rice with any vegetable sabzi!

    moong dal tadka

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      Mullangi poriyal recipe, radish poriyal
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      Avarakkai poriyal recipe, broad beans stir fry
    • vazhakkai milagu poriyal
      Vazhakkai milagu poriyal recipe

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sobha Shyam

      December 05, 2011 at 4:00 am

      both are wonderful recipes and my fav, loved ur versions 🙂

      Reply
    2. Aruna Manikandan

      December 05, 2011 at 4:11 am

      both looks delicious raji....

      Reply
    3. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      December 05, 2011 at 4:14 am

      love vendakkai poriyal...both looks delicious... nice clicks.

      Reply
    4. Aarthi

      December 05, 2011 at 4:51 am

      wow...i love okra which is deep fried..Amma make this often and i love this too..dal looks so yummy...ipave sapadanum pola iruku...

      Reply
    5. Sudha Sabarish

      December 05, 2011 at 4:52 am

      Superb combo and just love it.

      Reply
    6. Shanthi

      December 05, 2011 at 4:54 am

      Superb combo. Both looks tempting and delicious

      Reply
    7. VineelaSiva

      December 05, 2011 at 4:56 am

      Both diahes are inviting Raks.

      Reply
    8. Vardhini

      December 05, 2011 at 4:58 am

      Both look yummy .. vendakka is my favorite veg.

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    9. Pavithra

      December 05, 2011 at 5:20 am

      Love love okra fry anytime and this both are wonderful combo and very comforting lunch ..Yumm yumm 🙂

      Reply
    10. Prathibha

      December 05, 2011 at 5:44 am

      very delicious lunch combo..looks yumm yummm

      Reply
    11. Sharmilee! :)

      December 05, 2011 at 6:21 am

      What a comforting spread...I wish I had this for lunch today 🙂 Nice clicks and yummy recipe

      Reply
    12. DEESHA

      December 05, 2011 at 7:00 am

      Can I come for lunch??

      Reply
    13. Paaka Shaale

      December 05, 2011 at 7:20 am

      I loved both the recipes Raji. Beautiful presentation as always 🙂

      Reply
    14. Nags

      December 05, 2011 at 7:31 am

      love that dal pic raks 🙂

      Reply
    15. lata raja

      December 05, 2011 at 8:17 am

      Me agrees with Nags:) loved the recipes but fallen for the dhal picture:)

      Reply
    16. Archana Chari

      December 05, 2011 at 8:22 am

      The tadka is so beautiful!

      Reply
    17. Kadhyaa

      December 05, 2011 at 8:26 am

      Both the dishes look great!

      Reply
    18. Priya

      December 05, 2011 at 10:10 am

      Both vendaikkai poriyal and dal tadka looks absolutely fabulous,definitely comforting foods..

      Reply
    19. Kaveri

      December 05, 2011 at 10:13 am

      I love dal and vendakkai poriayal combo with some rice...Yummy pic of the dal and love that bucket.

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      Reply
    20. Pari

      December 05, 2011 at 10:24 am

      Both will go well with rice and are surely simple to try out side dishes.

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    21. RENU

      December 05, 2011 at 10:41 am

      hi raks
      i love ur recipes....u make it easy with pics..........thanks.....iam a big fan of ur cooking n website......i told my friends abt ur website...they too have started seeing ur recipes.thanks again.jayanthi ramesh.

      Reply
    22. Tina

      December 05, 2011 at 1:43 pm

      Delicious and mouthwatering..

      Reply
    23. sangee vijay

      December 05, 2011 at 10:38 pm

      wow..both the recipes sounds so yummy...loved your version and will try this soon 🙂

      Reply
    24. Anu

      December 05, 2011 at 3:21 pm

      looks nice esp dal tadka with bucket. Both looks delicious

      Reply
    25. Laavanya

      December 05, 2011 at 4:38 pm

      Both meals look so very tempting.. i made vendakkai very similarly except I first microwave the cut vendakkai (for 5 mins) to reduce the sticky texture. Lovely post Raks.

      Reply
    26. Kalpana Sareesh

      December 05, 2011 at 5:25 pm

      awesome meal.. eye catchy n tummy wants them.. love the dhal specially its my saver ..

      Reply
    27. ANU

      December 05, 2011 at 7:18 pm

      awesome platter..very traditional....luv it!

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    28. Divya Vikram

      December 05, 2011 at 9:36 pm

      Love all your pictures Raks. Dal and vendakkai make a classic combo!

      Reply
    29. Mahi

      December 05, 2011 at 11:02 pm

      Nice n comforting combo! Looks yumm!

      Reply
    30. divya

      December 06, 2011 at 12:30 am

      Tempting combo...I am drooling over ur clicks...

      Reply
    31. Meenal Mehta

      December 06, 2011 at 8:38 am

      Hi there- first time on your blog, love the recipe and the blog .

      Hope to hear back from you as well on my blog and be in touch 🙂

      Reply
    32. RadhaKutty

      December 06, 2011 at 8:56 am

      hai i just love ur presentation and simple way of cooking . can u tell me whc camera u are using normal one or DSL . all the best for upcoming recipes

      Reply
    33. Jay

      December 06, 2011 at 10:39 am

      great flavors with lovely presentation..:)
      Tasty Appetite

      Reply
    34. Uma

      December 06, 2011 at 1:04 pm

      Dal and okra fry are wonderful combination. I like to have them with steamed rice rt now.

      Reply
    35. vidhas

      December 06, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Lovely combo. Awesome clicks. Nice vessels.

      Reply
    36. Rachana

      December 06, 2011 at 9:50 pm

      This is comfort food for me. Delicious and healthy 🙂

      Reply
    37. RAKS KITCHEN

      December 07, 2011 at 2:30 am

      Radha, I use DSLR- NikonD40X, thank you for your appreciation 🙂

      Reply
    38. Sanctified Spaces

      December 07, 2011 at 1:27 pm

      There is nothing like eating a home cooked meal. Damn cool.

      Reply
    39. Padhu

      December 07, 2011 at 2:25 pm

      Nice and comforting spread

      Reply
    40. Sushma Mallya

      December 07, 2011 at 5:18 pm

      What a delicious combo Raji ...there is nothing more yummy then home cooked food..looks yumm!

      Reply
    41. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      December 07, 2011 at 6:24 pm

      Super Comfort food !!!

      Reply
    42. preeti

      October 08, 2012 at 8:26 am

      excellent

      Reply
    43. kanchanakannan

      October 09, 2012 at 12:10 am

      Very nice recipe Raji. You rock as always. 🙂

      Reply
    44. Ashish

      November 29, 2012 at 12:14 pm

      Daal Tadaka is my all time most favourite.

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      Reply
    45. Anonymous

      January 28, 2013 at 3:25 am

      Looks very yummy. I made your dal tadka. It came out very well. I have posted it on my blog:
      Website: http://www.nithyascorner.com
      Recipe link:http://nithyascorner.com/?p=3405

      Please take a look at it when you find time and hanks for sharing this recipe Raks!

      -Nithya

      Reply
    46. jai

      May 01, 2013 at 8:49 am

      இந்த தளத்தை தமிழில் கொடுத்தால் இன்னும் அழகாக இருக்கும்.. அதே போல் என்னை புரியாதவர்களுக்கு புரியும்..

      Reply
    47. jai

      May 02, 2013 at 4:55 am

      இந்த தளத்தை தமிழில் கொடுத்தால் இன்னும் அருமையாக இருக்கும்..

      Reply
    48. Bhuvana

      June 23, 2013 at 10:06 am

      hi raks,

      yummy receipies and super combo...can i add a tip???...okra can be cooked in tamarind water after frying in less oil to remove stickyness..later it can either be proceeded as vendakkai fry or curry....try out and let all know if its worth it...

      Reply
    49. Bhuvana

      June 23, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Yummy receipies....can i add a tip to vendakkai poriyal ???...after frying with seasame oil for 5 mins. tamarind water along with turmeric powder and salt can be added to vendakkai for it to get cooked. When gets cooked, stickyness wud have completly gone...now u can either fry it with chilli powder alone or curry as given can be proceeded with...pls try and let everyone know if it worth it...:)

      Reply
    50. Bhuvana

      June 23, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Yummy receipies....can i add a tip to vendakkai poriyal ???...after frying with seasame oil for 5 mins. tamarind water along with turmeric powder and salt can be added to vendakkai for it to get cooked. When gets cooked, stickyness wud have completly gone...now u can either fry it with chilli powder alone or curry as given can be proceeded with...pls try and let everyone know if it worth it...:)

      Reply
    51. Bhuvana Keyan

      April 12, 2014 at 1:14 am

      Hai Raks.
      Today i made dal tadka.
      taste good.
      but very stikiness.
      wht mistake i made?

      Reply
    52. Raks anand

      April 12, 2014 at 1:15 am

      Stickiness means I dont get it, you mean too thick?

      Reply
    53. arati2094

      December 05, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      HI RAKS.....UR RECIPES ARE REALLY NICE N AWESUM....N ITS SO WONDERFUL N AMAZING FOR ME N MY KIDDO.THANKS TO U.CONTINUE WITH UR BEAUTIFUL ART OF COOKING....ALLTHE BEST N GOD BLESS YOU

      Reply
    54. arati2094

      December 05, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      Hi..Raks......ur recipes are really so nice....i jus happen to go thru ur blog today...n its so unconditional n amazing for me n my kiddo.thanks to u.keep up with ur beautiful art of cooking.God Bless You.all the best.

      Reply
    55. RajeeSam

      November 04, 2016 at 3:19 pm

      Hi raji vendaikkai poriyal my all time favourite dish your recipe and pic both are wonderful. If little channa dal powder added it will give crispness to vendaikkai poriyal if someone likes crisp.

      Reply

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