BENdekaayi Gojju / Ladies Finger Curry
 
Bendekaayi Gojju, is this tangy , spicy, sweet coconut based curry which takes absolutely yum with roti or with steaming hot rice with a dollop of ghee.
Ingredients
  • ½ kilo - Ladies finger
  • 3 tbsp - Cooking oil
  • 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
  • Handful of curry leaves
  • A tiny pinch of Asafoetida
  • 1 tsp - Jaggery
  • ¼ cup - Tamarind paste
  • Salt to taste
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  • For Paste
  • ¼ cup - Freshly grated coconut
  • 2 nos - Green chillies
  • 1 tbsp - Kadale (Roasted bengal gram)
  • 4 to 5 stems of fresh coriander
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  • For Tempering
  • 1 tbsp - Oil
  • 2 nos - Dry red Chillies
  • Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a deep pan
  2. Add mustard seeds and let it crackle.
  3. Add Curry leaves and asafoetida and let it crisp up.
  4. Add diced ladies finger to this and fry till the slime is gone and till the ladies finger is well fried.
  5. The ladies finger have to almost crisp up. Keep sautéing it till they almost turn black.
  6. In the meantime, grind the ingredients listed under paste to a smooth paste, using water as required.
  7. Add this paste to the well roasted ladies finger, along with an additional cup of water.
  8. Add tamarind paste, jaggery and salt to this and cook till the curry reaches a thick gravy consistency.
  9. To add the tempering to Bendekaayi Gojju, heat oil in a small pan.
  10. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies and let it crisp up.
  11. Pour this over the Bendekaayi Gojju and serve it with steaming hot rice or coconut rice or rotis.
Recipe by MADaboutkitchen at https://madaboutkitchen.in/bendekaayi-gojju-ladies-finger-curry/