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Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti – Upperi | Okra Stir Fry – Kerala Style


Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti – Upperi  Recipe | Okra Stir Fry | Ladies Finger Stir Fry

Ingredients :

Tender Vendakka /Okra : 1/2kg /1.1lb (thinly sliced)
Green Chillies : 2-3 (slit) or to your tolerance level
Shallots/Pearl Onions/Small Red Onions : 10-15 (halved)
Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder /Red Chilli Flakes : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Urad dal : 1 tsp (optional)
Curry leaves : 1 sprig
Oil :1 tbsp
Salt to taste

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How to make Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti – Upperi | Okra Stir Fry – Kerala Style :

1. Wash the vendakka/okra and pat dry,then slice them thinly.
2. Heat oil in a fry pan and fry the okra for untill almost all the stickness disappears, remove and keep it aside.
3. In the same frying pan,heat oil and add mustard seeds,urad dal, when mustard starts to pop, add curry leaves and sliced onion. Saute the onions till light brown.
4. Add the sliced okra and green chillies, now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and combine well cook for 3-4 mins. Do not cover the pan.
5. Add salt and stir well and cook until okra is cooked well…Serve hot with rice and Enjoy!

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Cheers!
Sangeetha

4.3/5 (3 Reviews)
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Comments

  1. sangeetha says

    December 4, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    Thank you! I'm glad you loved it. Please try out other recipes also, hope you will like it.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  2. sangeetha says

    December 4, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    Thank you!

  3. Anonymous says

    December 3, 2015 at 5:09 am

    I loved it 🙂

  4. Anonymous says

    July 21, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    Superb

  5. sangeetha says

    July 10, 2015 at 1:39 am

    Hi Sneha,
    I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for trying and letting me know your feedback. Hope you get to try more recipes and like them too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  6. Sneha Shankar says

    June 27, 2015 at 11:39 am

    It was super tasty..loved it 🙂 thankyouuu 🙂

  7. sangeetha says

    October 25, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    You're welcome! I am so glad it worked out for you! Hope you get to try more recipes from here.

  8. Anonymous says

    October 24, 2013 at 6:45 am

    it comes really well. thank u for the recipe…..

  9. sangeetha says

    October 22, 2013 at 5:57 am

    🙂 So good to know that this recipe worked well for you :). Thanks a bunch for the comment Lizbeth dear 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  10. Anonymous says

    October 19, 2013 at 5:17 am

    Hi this came out really nice. Now i keep buying vegetables coz i am sure i ll find a good recipe in ur blog whatever veg it is. I so wanted to send u the pics but my phone doesn't have an option….. lizbeth

  11. sangeetha says

    September 5, 2013 at 1:17 am

    Thank you!:)

  12. pradeep shah says

    September 2, 2013 at 7:42 am

    Delicious

  13. kothiyavunu.com says

    July 30, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    Nice to know that this recipe worked well for you :)Thanks a lot for trying this and also for the comment.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  14. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2013 at 8:36 am

    thank you soo much for this wonderful recipe…i tried and came out well…delicious…never done like this….

  15. kothiyavunu.com says

    March 13, 2013 at 4:47 am

    Hello, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment!

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  16. Anonymous says

    March 2, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Tried it out..and it was yummy 🙂 liked a lot :):)

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