Kadai bhendi

Ingredients :
Lady finger - around 20
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato - 2 medium size
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Corainder seeds -  2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Corainder powder - 2 tsp
Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala - 3/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Corainder leaves - few
Capsicum - 2 capsicum of two colors
Oil  - 3 tbsp

Method :

1 . Wash Okra and let it dry. Cut them.  Cut capsicum into cubes. Chop Onion and tomato too

2. In mortar, crush corainder seed.
3. In a Pan, add 1 tbsp oil and fry the okra so that it is half cooked. Actually it should be fried in oil, but I prefer shallow frying. The taste is still good.
4. Put them in a plate. Add 2 Tbsp oil and when it is hot, add cumin seeds and crushed corainder seed.
5. Add Onion, curry leaves and let it fry.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes.
7. Add tomatoes and salt and let it cook. Add chilli powder, corainder powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and turmeric and fry it for sometime.
8. Add capsicum and fry them. Simmer the flame and close the lid and let it cook for 10 minutes.
9. Add fried Okra and mix well and close the lid again and cook for 20 minutes.
10. Let it dry and add chopped corainder leaves.

Yummy Kadai Bhendi is ready.
Goes well with rice and roti.

Enjoy the joy of cooking