Today's special recipe: Vendakka curry

This ladies' finger or vendakka curry is rich, spicy and flavoursome. It goes amazingly well with rice, appam, roti and chapathi as well. Try this pretty simple recipe of ladies' finger curry.

Ingredients
½ kg ladies' finger
½ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp urad dal
1 dried chilli
2 onions (medium sized)
1 tomato (small)
1 green chilli
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder
3 tbsp yogurt
½ coconut
12 cashews
2 bunches curry leaves
Coconut oil as required
Salt as required
Hot water as required

Preparation
Wash the ladies' finger and cut it in round pieces
Fry these lady finger pieces in hot oil and keep it aside
Grind the cashews along with grated coconut and some hot water into silky smooth paste
Heat 3 table spoons coconut oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds
Into it add the urad dal and dried chilli
Add the chopped onions and sauté
Now add tomato and green chillies and sauté well
Add turmeric powder and chilli powder and roast until the raw smell is gone
Into it add the previously ground cashew-coconut paste
When this mixture begins to bubble up, add the yogurt and fried ladies' finger
Mix well
Allow the curry to boil for a while before sprinkling some fresh coconut oil over it
Garnish with curry leaves.

Notes
Lady finger could be added without frying too. However, it should be cooked for at least 10 minutes after adding in the gravy.