Vendakkai Curry– Brahmin style

Another of the simple vegetable dishes to make in south Indian style is Vendakkai curry. It’s made in many variations but, what is described below is one of the simplest recipes

Vendakkai Curry for 3 people                            Source – My mother Mrs. Chellamma R.

Ingredients

Vendakkai 250 gms. (Cut into small pieces about 1cm long)    .After cleaning and fully drying. 

Red chilly powder – about 2 spoons.      

Dhaniya  powder  – 1 spoon           

Onion small-1 cut into small pieces           Salt as required

 Preparation 

Use a bandli (An Indian term for a typical cooking vessel) or if you are going to cook regularly, invest in a cast iron hot pot with lid.

After the pot is heated add oil, onions and sauté.                                                                                                                                      

Coat with your hands, the Vendakkai with chilly, daniya powders and salt as required.

Add the vendakkai to the sautéed onions and sauté some more with just the right amount of oil.

Cook till the vendakkai is done. Take care to add oil such that, the vendakkai does not turn black.

 Always check salt periodicallyverndakkai-curry

Mix thoroughly and take out from flame

The vendakkai curry  is done and ready to be eaten with rice or chappathis.

There is one interesting variation or modification called Vendakkai Potato curry.

Vendakkai Potato curry

Ingredients

For vendakkai, same as above

Potatoes -4 nos (small).          Parboil potatoes after cutting it into small pieces for 1 whistle in the cooker.

Mix the chilly, dhaniya powders and salt as required to vendakkai and potatoes with your hands.

Sauté the onions for about 5 mins.

Add the potato-vendakkai mix to the onions and sauté till the vendakkai is done.

Switch off the flame and your vendakkai-potato curry  is ready. This would go well with chapatti also besides rice.

Time taken – Approximately ½ hour                                                                                                                                                          potato-vendakkai-fry

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