Ladies finger recipes-Bendi Saasmi/Bendekai Saasmi
Ingredients
- Ladies finger/Okra/Bende kai- 10 to 12 pieces
- Grated coconut- 6 to 7 tsp
- Red chilly byadagi- 1
- Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
- Salt- 3/4 tsp
- Tamarind- Small gooseberry size
- Oil- 3 tsp
Seasoning Ingredients
- Oil- 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
- Red chilly- 1
- Curry leaves- few
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash and wipe the ladies finger till dry with clean towel. Otherwise they would become sticky while cutting.Chop them into small pieces.
Method
- Heat pan/kadai adding 3 tea spoon of oil and add chopped ladies finger to it. Fry the chopped ladies finger till brown and crispy.
- Grind grated coconut, mustard seeds, red chilly, tamarind and salt in to fine paste. Add water while grinding to get the consistency of chutney.
- Add the fried bendi pieces to the ground paste from above step. Mix well.
- Now heat seasoning pan adding oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, broken red chilly and curry leaves. Add this to the bende saasmi.
- Now bende saasmi is ready to be served with hot rice.
Note:
- You can replace red chilly with green chilly. It tastes equally good.
- Frying bende till crispy is very important. It gives nice taste.