Vendakka Mappas/ Okra in creamy spicy coconut gravy...Kerala style. Recipe
View Full Recipe at Cooking is Easy
Directions
I have been baking a lot...and maybe indirectly responsible for your bulging waistline or your high cholesterol....can't help myself...I love baking and its therapeutic for me....but all the baked goodies are for my kids and their friends....I rarely buy snacks from bakery.....I have this big aversion to store brought goodies....why buy them when you can make them at home.....a healthy economical option, but then its my own personal opinion.
Everyday food for my family is typical South Indian food for breakfast and meals and North Indian, Chinese, Italian etc (here kids demand is dominant) for dinner. Coming back to vendakka mappas aka stir fried okra in spicy coconut curry is a traditional Syrian Christian delicacy. Chicken…
View Full Recipe at Cooking is Easy
Adding to Planner
%20for%20dinner.%20Coming%20back%20to%20vendakka%20mappas%20aka%20stir%20fried%20okra%20in%20spicy%20coconut%20curry%20is%20a%20traditional%20Syrian%20Christian%20delicacy.%20Chicken%20mappas,%20mutton%20mappas,%20fish%20mappas,%20egg%20mappas,%20vegetable%20mappas,%20vendakka%20mappas%20have%20almost%20the%20same%20curry%20base;%20for%20chicken,%20mutton,%20fish%20it%20is%20spices%20that%20has%20to%20be%20cracked%20in%20oil,%20and%20for%20vegetable,%20egg%20and%20vendakka%20it%20is%20mustard%20seeds,%20the%20gravy%20is%20almost%20same.%20With%20vendakka%20you%20can%20add%20cubed%20potatoes%20and%20here%20I%20have%20added%20two%20potatoes.%20For%20vegetable%20you%20can%20add%20carrots,%20potato,%20cauliflower,%20paneer%20etc.%20I%20make%20atleast%20one%20type%20of%20mappas%20per%20week%20for%20dinner%20to%20have%20with%20roti.%20My%20personal%20favorite%20is%20meen%20mappas%20aka%20fish%20mappas%20with%20puttu.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EHere%20in%20this%20recipe%20I%20used%20maggie%20coconut%20powder%20(1%20packet)%20instead%20of%20coconut%20milk%20(1%20and%202).%20You%20can%20check%20out%20my%20chicken%20mappas%20recipe%20if%20you%20want%20to%20have%20a%20detailed%20step%20by%20step%20instruction%20on%20cooking%20with%20coconut%20milk.%20I%20used%20coconut%20powder%20as%20an%20easier%20alternative%20to%20coconut%20milk....saves%20time%20and%20ofcourse%20the%20%20minus%20the%20scraping%20of%20coconuts,%20squeezing%20them%20and%20too%20many%20dishes%20to%20wash.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAs%20you%20all%20know%20ladies%20finger%20can%20be%20a%20bit%20slimy%20if%20put%20directly%20into%20a%20curry.%20So%20to%20avoid%20that%20lightly%20saute%20them%20with%201%20tbsp%20of%20oil%20and%20little%20salt.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EActually%20my%20dad%20(whom%20I%20call%20achachen)%20is%20so%20found%20of%20this%20curry%20that%20he%20will%20coax%20amma%20to%20make%20this%20almost%20every%20night%20to%20have%20with%20roti,%20so%20the%20past%2040%20%2041%20years%20the%20most%20cooked%20curry%20in%20my%20amma's%20kitchen%20is%20Vendakka%20mappas......amma%20always%20sauted%20the%20okra%20in%20coconut%20oil......ya%20saute%20them%20only%20in%20coconut%20oil%20to%20give%20that%20authentic%20taste.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESo%20lets%20get%20cooking!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIngredients:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELadies%20finger:%20250%20gm.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPotatoes:%202,%20cubed%20(optional,%20you%20can%20make%20with%20or%20without%20them).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EOnion:%202,%20medium,%20sliced.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EGreen%20chilly:%202%20or%203%20slit%20(depending%20on%20your%20tolerance%20level).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EGinger:%201%20inch%20piece,%20slit%20thinly%20or%20grated.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EGarlic:%204%20or%205%20cloves,%20slit%20finely.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ETomato:%202,%20chopped%20(%20I%20use%20ball%20tomatoes%20because%20they%20are%20less%20sour%20and%20have%20excellent%20red%20color).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMustard%20seeds:%201%20tsp.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EKashmiri%20chilly%20powder:%201%20to%202%20tsp%20(can%20increase%20depending%20on%20your%20tolerance%20level,%20I%20used%202%20tsp%20for%20this%20curry).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECoriander%20powder:%202%20tsp.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ETurmeric%20powder:%201/2%20tsp.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPepper%20powder:%203/4%20tsp.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EVinegar:%201%20tsp.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EGaram%20masala:%201%20tsp.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECurry%20leaves.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECoconut%20oil%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESalt.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECoconut%20powder:%201%20packet,%20(I%20used%20maggi%20coconut%20powder,%2050%20gm)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMethod:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E1.%20Lightly%20fry%20the%20okra%20with%20a%20tbsp%20of%20coconut%20oil%20and%20salt%20and%20keep%20aside.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E2.%20Heat%203%20tbsp%20of%20coconut%20oil%20in%20a%20kadai,%20put%20in%20the%20mustard%20seeds%20and%20allow%20it%20to%20crack.%20Add%20the%20onions,%20ginger,%20garlic,%20green%20chillies%20and%20allow%20it%20to%20saute%20till%20the%20onions%20are%20lightly%20browned.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E3.%20Put%20in%20kashmiri%20chilly%20powder,%20coriander%20powder,%20turmeric,%20and%20garam%20masala.%20(you%20can%20save%20half%20the%20garam%20masala%20and%20add%20it%20towards%20the%20end%20for%20more%20flavour).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E4.%20Mix%20all%20the%20powders%20well%20till%20the%20raw%20smell%20goes,%20add%20vinegar,%20and%20add%20the%20chopped%20tomatoes%20and%20curry%20leaves.%20Add%20a%20little%20water%20to%20allow%20the%20tomatoes%20to%20incorporate%20with%20the%20spices%20and%20let%20it%20fry%20on%20slow%20heat%20till%20oil%20comes%20out.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E5.%20Mix%20coconut%20powder%20with%202%20cups%20of%20water%20and%20add%20in%20the%20cubed%20potatoes%20(if%20adding).%20Let%20it%20simmer%20away%20for%2010%20to%2015%20min....till%20the%20gravy%20is%20thick%20creamy.%20Then%20add%20the%20sauted%20okras%20and%20mix%20well.%20You%20can%20also%20add%20boiled%20eggs%20to%20this%20or%20make%20the%20gravy%20and%20add%20boiled%20eggs%20to%20make%20mutta%20aka%20egg%20mappas.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EServe%20hot%20with%20rice,%20roti,%20puttu,%20neer%20dosa,%20pathiri.....%3C/p%3E){kind=link}