LADY'S FINGER COOKED IN TAMARIND GRAVY

Preparation Method :

• Add boiling water and extract juice of tamarind.
• Soak thoor dal in boiling water for 15 minutes and pressure-cook for 5 whistles.
• Chop lady finger into thin round slices.
• Slit chillies into half.
• Allow mustard seeds to splutter in oil and add the green chillies and lady finger.
• Stir for a minute before adding turmeric powder and asafoetida powder.
• Sprinkle water and close lid for 2 minutes. Open lid again and stir.
• Repeat process till seeds of the lady finger are cooked.
• Add tamarind juice and salt and boil for 2 minutes.
• Stir and add cooked dal to the kootu. Stir boil for 2 minutes until it thickens.
• Remove from fire.
• Serve hot with plain rice or dal rice.