Bendekai sambar/ Okra sambar:. Okra sambar or Bendakaya Sambar is a simple and spicy recipe for everyday cooking. Vendakkai Sambar is a delicious sambar made with okra. Okra sambar goes very well with plain steamed rice or rava idli or dosa.
We make variety sambar using different vegetables, and masalas.
Each has unique taste and flavor.
Bendekai/Okra/ lady"s finger is high fiber, low calorie vegetable.
You can get Bendekai sambar/ Okra sambar: using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Bendekai sambar/ Okra sambar:
- Prepare 1/2 kg of - Bendekai/Bhindi /Okra.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of - Toor dal.
- You need of Tamarind – size of a small lemon.
- Prepare 2 of - Green chillies.
- Prepare of Salt.
- It's 1 tsp of - Jaggery.
- You need 1/4 tsp of - Methi.
- You need 1 tablespoon of - Coriander seeds.
- It's 1 tsp of - cumin.
- It's 1 1/2 tsp of - Urad dal.
- You need 2-3 of - Dried Red chillies.
- You need 1 of spring - Curry leaves.
- You need 1/2-3/4 cup of - Coconut.
- It's of For the seasoning:.
- Prepare 1 tsp of - Coconut oil.
- You need 1/2 tsp of -Mustard.
- Prepare 1 of - Dried Red chilli.
- You need 1 of spring - Curry leaves.
Okra are the good source of folates, vitamin C and contains Vitamin K. Bendekayi is rich in iron, calcium, and magnesium as well. Here is the delicious wholesome Okra sambar/Bendekayi huLi recipe using. Vendakkai Sambar or Okra/Bendakaya Sambar Recipe is traditional South Indian Sambar with ladies finger (bhindi).
Bendekai sambar/ Okra sambar: step by step
- Cook toor dal and keep aside. Soak tamarind, boil with little added water, salt, jaggery, slit green chillies. -When it starts boiling, add chopped bhindi. Allow to cook in a low flame. To avoid sliminess, don’t close the lid or put a spoon to mix while boiling bhindi..
- In the meantime, prepare masala. Heat coconut oil, fry methi, add coriander, cumin, urad dal, red chillies and fry until all the spices are roasted. Next add curry leaves, coconut,turmeric and fry until you get a nice aroma. -Cool and make a powder of roasted coconut mix and keep aside..
- When bhindi is cooked, add dhal, masala powder and boil nicely by adding sufficient water to adjust the consistency. -Do the seasoning and serve with hot rice..
Making sambar is very easy, we just need to try it one or two time to make it perfect but of course giving attention to details other wise I do. Sambar is one of our every side dishes for rice. We make variety sambar using different vegetables, and masalas. Each has unique taste and flavor. Here is simple sambar recipe using healthiest vegetable Bendekayi using Sambar Powder.