Vendaikai Kootu

This side dish made with Okra (vendaikai) can be served with rice. It also goes well with Chapatis too.

Vendaikai Kootu

Recipe by S Kamala
4.0 from 1 vote
Course: KootuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

This side dish made with Okra (vendaikai) can be served with rice. It also goes well with Chapatis too.

Ingredients

  • Okra (Vendaikai) – 15 to 20 Nos

  • Tomato – 1

  • Green Gram Dhal – 1/4 cup

  • Sambar powder – 1 teaspoon

  • Turmeric powder – a pinch

  • Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste

  • For seasoning:
  • Oil – 1 teaspoon

  • Mustard – ½ teaspoon

  • Urad dal – 1 teaspoon

  • Red Chilies – 2

  • Asafoetida Powder – a pinch

  • Curry leaves – few

  • Sambar Onion – 2 Nos

Directions

  • Wash, wipe and cut okra into small rounds. Chop onion and tomato finely.
  • Add enough water to the green gram dal (moong dal). Add turmeric powder and cook till it is soft.
  • In a non stick pan put one or two teaspoons of oil.
  • Add okra pieces and stir fry till the stickiness of okra disappears.
  • Then add tomato pieces and stir well and fry for few more seconds.
  • Add sambar powder and salt. Mix well. Add a cup of water. Close with a lid and cook till the okra is soft.
  • Add the cooked dal and mix it well. Allow to boil for few seconds.
  • In a small kadai put a teaspoon of oil. When it is hot add mustard.
  • When it starts crackling add urad dal, asafoetida powder, red chillies, curry leaves and chopped onion.
  • Fry for few seconds and add this seasoning over the kootu.
  • Mix well and remove.

9 Comments

  1. vallimahesh

    I tried this yesterday.It came out very well.Thanks

  2. I prepared yesterday .it was nice, pls mam post the recipe for narthangai (citran)kuzhambu?

  3. This curry came out very well for me.Yummy.Thanks kamala.

  4. Sherita Treitinger

    I keep getting confused with the Dal varities. should i use whole green gram Dal here? Moong Dal is actually the broken Dal?

    • Dal is always referred to broken grain/whole gram. Moong dal is broken dal. You can use whole green gram also. But cooking time and taste will vary.

  5. Is passi parruppu , sorry parruppu,
    Used in this recipe.
    Thanks

  6. Correction for split moong dal

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