Okra Pakora Curry or Bendakaya pakodi kura Variety 1

Ingredients :

Bendakya or Okra 1 pound or ½ kg

or Ladies Finger

Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Ground nuts 2 teaspoons

Oil 3 table spoons

Salt as needed

Pakodi Ingredients:

Besan flour or Senaga pindi 1 cup

Onion 1 medium sized

Chilli powder  ½ teaspoon

Coriander powder ½ teaspoon

Oil for deep frying

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan and add 1 teaspoon of oil and add ground nuts after they are roasted keep them aside.

2. For making pakodi or pakoras. Cut onion into small pieces.

3. In a bowl mix besan or senga pindi, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and add the chopped onions. Add little water to make into a hard dough like chappati dough. (If by chance you have added more water then add besan and make the dough tight.)
Click on this for the link to make pakora or pakodi. Make them smaller size for the curry.

4. Heat a pan and add oil, after oil is heated make onion pakora by putting the small amount the above dough in the oil. After they uniformly fried on  all sides and turn golden brown in color remove them and keep them aside. Switch off the stove.

5. Cut bendakaya or okra into uniform 1 cm pieces. Heat a pan and put oil and deep fry the pieces when they are deep fried add ground nuts and pakodis and mix well. Now add salt and chilli powder . Switch of the stove.