My hubby loves ladies finger, even If I cook It daily he will be happy. For me more than cooking ladies finger pre work is the one which demands a lot of time - Washing and patting well with a dry cloth or dry in a paper towel for a longtime. These days with my little one running around my legs I find it difficult to do the steps my mother usually does to avoid mushy ladies finger. As I mentioned in my Bhindi Masala, microwave helps me to skip those steps. Vendakkai Mor Kuzhambu and vendakkai puli Kuzhambu are other tasty okra based recipes form TMF. One day when I had microwaved ladies finger, I thought of giving a try with cooking the entire curry in microwave and it worked. If I have time I will follow the regular method but for the quick version this microwave Vendakkai fry comes super handy. Couple of other microwave cooking recipes in TMF How to dry Curry leaves in microwave microwave Snickerdoodle Mug Cake bread Pizza – microwave | Microwave Palkova |Instant Therattipal | Milk Halwa | Paal Halwa Microwave Mango Fudge Biscuit Microwave CakeMicrowave Potato Chips 1-Minute Eggless Microwave Cookies Varuval recipes in TMF Ingredients: Chopped Ladies Finger - 2 cups Sambar powder/ chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon ( I used Sambar powder) Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp Rice flour - 1/4 tsp Asofetida - generous pinch Curd - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Method: Microwave method:
In a small bowl combine sambar powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, rice flour, asofetida and salt Cut the washed ladies finger into small pieces and place them in a paper towel /regular towel and dry them Add the okra and oil to a microwave safe plate; spread well
Microwave them for 3 minutes, take out and add curd; mix well Microwave for another 3 - 4 minutes till the mushy texture changes Add the spice powder mix and combine well
Microwave for 6 - 8 minutes or till the bhindi cooks well with spice powders flavors well incorporated. Serve it with rice/roti
Baked version:
Preheat the oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit Take a baking tray add parchment paper/aluminum foil Add dry okra, oil and all the spice powders; mix well
Bake for 15 minutes Mix well and add curd; bake for another 12 - 15 minutes
If you want it crispy, bake further. Can broil for 1-2 minute for extra crispness
