Okra/Lady's finger veggie

भेंडी भाजी
My daughter's favorite......

 

Ingredients
1/4 kg okra
1 tsp coriander seeds  powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder
jaggery to taste (optional)
salt to taste

Tempering
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2-3 green chilies(slit)
4-5 kokum pieces(chopped)

Garnishing
chopped coriander leaves

Method

• Wash and pat dry the vegetable. Cut both ends. Chop in pieces of 1 cm thickness.
• Heat oil in a kadhai and add tempering ingredients one after the other. Lower the flame and add chopped vegetable.
• Mix well so that the every piece of the vegetable gets coated with oil.Stir in between on low flame. Do not cover.
• Stir till it gets cooked. Do not allow the vegetable to change its color.
• Add Coriander and cumin seeds powder.
• Add jaggery and salt. Mix well and turn off the flame.

Note

• Add any souring agent such as aamchur powder, lemon juice, tamarind pulp in tempering instead of kokum. Curd can also be added as a souring agent but the veggie won't be dry.
• Do not add salt before it is cooked.
• Do not heat it for long after adding salt.