Fried Okra Rice/Vendaikaai Saadam
A Quick n Easy Lunch box Recipe. A Crispy, Flavorful Rice with Partly Fried Okra/Vendaikaai.
Ingredients
2 cups of Cooked rice
200gms Ladies finger/Okra/Vendaikaai
1 Large Onion, chopped
1 Medium Tomato, Chopped
1 green chillie, slited lengthwise
½ teaspoon Red Chillie Powder
¼ teaspoon Coriander powder
Oil for tempering and frying the ladies finger/okra, approx 3-4 tbsp
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
Curry leaves a few
hing a pinch
Salt to taste
Method
- Wash the Ladies Finger/Okra. Pat them dry with a kitchen towel. Cut them into 1 inch piece.
- In a Non-Stick Deep pan, Heat 2 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add the slited green chillie, when it is roasted, add the cut okra's and shallow fry them until well-cooked and partly crisp.
- While cooking the okra's/ladies finger, sprinkle little salt and saute. or else they might taste bland,when mixed with rice.
- In another Pan, heat a teaspoon of oil, Splutter mustard and cumin seeds. Add hing and curry leaves.
- When the curry leaves are fried, add onion and saute till translucent.
- Add tomatoes, chillie powder, coriander powder and salt. Sprinkle water to avoid burning of the masala's. Cook till oil separates.
- When the tomatoes are cooked, add the partly fried okra's and give it a good toss. Switch of the stove.
- Mix it well with rice. Stir a teaspoon of ghee and Serve Warm with Crisps.
Sending this to Flavors of South India Event, by Nayna of Simply food.
Notes
The Rice would be medium-spiced. If you want it spicy, increase the red chilli powder or add a Dash of pepper before serving!!!!
This is very interesting and new for me ....nice idea
I am hearing about okra rice for the first time.this looks absolutely delicious and yummy.
indu srinivasan
kattameethatheeka.blogspot.com
wow good one..
New rice .. love okra. Sure it must have tasted yummy.
Vardhini
Event: Herbs and Flowers - Garlic
very interesting combo...love it!
Lovely dish... sure is very tempting:)
Reva