Vendakai Thoran
Vendakai Thoran

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Kerala Vendakkai Thoran is a simple and delicious preparation of Okra or Bhindi flavored with pearl onions, green chilies, and coconut. This style of making vegetable is very typical to South India especially Kerala. Did you know: Okra or Vendakkai is a low-calorie vegetable and contains no saturated fat or cholesterol. Vendakkai thoran, is a simple curry from the Kerala cuisine.

Vendakai Thoran is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Vendakai Thoran is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have vendakai thoran using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Vendakai Thoran:
  1. Take 250 - 500 grams Okra bhindi / / vendakai
  2. Take 2 - 4 tablespoons Oil
  3. Get 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  4. Get 1 Curry leaf stalk
  5. Prepare 1 teaspoon Coriander leaf chopped
  6. Take 1 number Onion - small sized
  7. Take 2 numbers chilly green medium size
  8. Prepare 3/4 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  9. Make ready to taste Salt
  10. Get 3/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  11. Make ready 1 teaspoon chilly Red powder
  12. Get 1/2 cup Water

Easy Lady's Finger Recipe with a coconut masala. The coconut masala is all that elevates the taste of the vendakai thoran. It goes very well with rice and sambar or any spicy curry. Vendakkai Thoran Recipe is a simple and yet delicious recipe made from Bhindi/ Okra also known as Vendakkai in the south of India.

Steps to make Vendakai Thoran:
  1. Wash the okras and keep them aside till the water dries up.Please see my notes
  2. Remove the stalk and tail and cut the okras in circular with 1cm width
  3. Heat oil in a wok/pan, add mustard seeds and let them pop.Now add finely chopped onion and the leaves.Saute them for some seconds
  4. Add cut green chilly,paste and a pinch of salt and mix well
  5. Add the powders to it.Once the rawness of the powders and paste are gone,add the cut okras to this,salt to taste and mix them well until the masala is blended into these
  6. Add water as required or just as little as half a cup since okra doesn't require too much water to cook.Adding more water tend to make the okras even more stickier
  7. Close the pan with a lid and simmer the hear to medium or low flame for another 10-15 minutes. High flame would cause the okras to stick to the pan base and burn
  8. Do not overcook the okras as they will break into smaller pieces when you mix and won't taste good

It goes very well with rice and sambar or any spicy curry. Vendakkai Thoran Recipe is a simple and yet delicious recipe made from Bhindi/ Okra also known as Vendakkai in the south of India. The Vendakkai is tossed in a simple onion, green chili and coconut and served as a side dish along with a main meal. Vendakkai is a good source of potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B, folic acid and calcium. When it crackles, add chopped onions and fry until they get transparent.

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