Bendakaya Pachadi

Ingredients :

Bendakayalu [Oakra] -- 250 gm
Green chillis -- 4
Dry red chillis -- 6
Tamarind -- 1/2 a lemon size
Salt -- to the taste
Oil-- 5 tsp
Black gram/Urad daal [minapappu] -- 3 tsp
Cumin seeds -- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds -- 2 tsp
Asafoetida -- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric --- pinch

Method :

1. Cut oakra into 1/2 inch pieces
2. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and drop oakra into it and fry till done
3. Heat 1 tsp oil and add urad daal,asafoetida,1 tsp mustard,1 tsp cumin and dry red chillis and fry till done
4. In a blender add the fried oakra, and the fried seasoning,green chillis ,salt,turmeric,tamarind and grind it into paste
5. Now heat remaining oil and fry urad daal,mustard ,cumin and add it to the ground paste.

Goes very well with hot rice/dosa