Bendakaya Pulusu (Okra Tamarind Stew)

Name: Bendakaya Pulusu (Okra Tamarind Stew)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups bendakaya (okra), chopped; 2 tbsp oil; ½ tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp urad dal; ¼ tsp hing; 5 - 6 curry leaves; 1½ tsp thick tamarind paste; 1 tbsp jaggery powder; 1 tsp red chili powder; to taste Salt; 2 - 3 cups water; 2 tsp rice flour; 2 - 3 tbsp water

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Complete the plate: Serve with rice
Serves: 4
Hands-on · total: 15 min · 45 min (est.)
Walk-away: No

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Ingredients & method

Prep

15 mins

Cook

30 mins

Total

45 mins

Serves

Ingredients

Okra

3 cupsbendakaya (okra), chopped2 tbspoil

Tempering

½ tspmustard seeds1 tspcumin seeds1 tspurad dal¼ tsphing5 - 6curry leaves

Pulusu Base

1½ tspthick tamarind paste1 tbspjaggery powder1 tspred chili powderto tasteSalt2 - 3 cupswater

Thickener

2 tsprice flour2 - 3 tbspwater

Instructions

01
Wash and completely dry the okra before cutting.
02
Cut into bite-sized pieces.
03
Heat oil and lightly sauté the okra until it loses some of its sliminess.
04
Remove and set aside.
05
In the same pan, add oil if needed.
06
Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, hing, and curry leaves.
07
Add water, tamarind paste, salt, and chili powder.
08
Add the cooked okra and simmer until the flavors combine.
09
Add jaggery.
10
Mix rice flour with water and add the slurry.
11
Simmer until thickened.
12
This Bendakaya Pulusu is a Telugu classic where the earthy flavor of okra pairs beautifully with tangy tamarind.
13
Serve with rice, ghee, and dal.