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.