Friday, April 17, 2009

Bendekai Palya

This one was so easy when my grand-mom told me, I almost rolled over thinking I will be a winner. And ofcourse, it made me a winner - to make a healthy dish and to make it so simple and tasty. Serving for 2

How long: 12- 15 min

What you need:
6 okra / lady's finger / bendekai
a few grains of mustard / sasve
a few grains of kadle bele
1 table spoon oil
1 pinch of haldi
1 pinch if hing

What you do:
Wash the okra and chop off the head and tail.
Microwave it for 1 minute. Let it cool for 5-6 minutes. Once dry, chop them into your preferred size.
Toast them in a pan for 2-3 minutes. You can use a few drops of oil if you like. Keep it aside.
Heat the oil. Mix the mustard, hing, haldi and kadle bele.
Add the toasted okra and stir till deep fry., upto 5 minutes. Turn off the flame and let it settle for a few minutes.

That's it. Serve!

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