Bendakaya vepudu | How to make ladies finger stir fry | Andhra style okra fry recipe

Ladies finger fry or andhra bendakaya fry recipe : Learn how to make ladies finger fry
with step by step photos. Ladies finger is known as bendakaya and vepudu in telugu translates to
stir fry.Today I am sharing ladies finger fry called as bendakaya palli vepudu in Telugu.Simple
and homely recipe of bhindi fry made andhra style. There are different versions of making this
andhra style bhindi fry.This can be served as side dish,this is one of the most popular recipe.it's
easy and simple to prepare.

A simple okra fry  recipe:

prep time      cook time       total time                                                     
5 mins            10 mins           15 mins                   

INGREDIENTS:

Bendhi /okra -500 grms
Garlic cloves - 5
Peanuts - 1/4 cup
Cashews - 10
Curry leaves - 3 springs
Coconut powder - 4 tbs
Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbs
Salt to taste
Oil
Tempering - mustard seeds,cumin seeds,chana dal ,urad dal - 2 tbs
Dry red chillies - 3

STEP BY STEP PHOTOS TO MAKE OKRA STIR FRY RECIPE:

.Wash and rinse water and dry them with clean cloth.

.Remove the heads and tails and cut them into slices.Cut them into 1 cm peaces approximately.

.Spread them into a paper or on a clean dry cloth let them dry over night / for 1 hour under
  sunlight. The peaces are dry now.

.Heat 2 tbs oil in a wide pan add peanuts roast them add cashew nuts roast it for a minute add curry  leaves fry untill they stop spluttering.take them into a plate and keep aside.(To day i am not
 having curry leaves).

.In the same pan heat 2 tbs oil add mustard seeds,cumin seeds, chana dal,urad dal,red chilly,garlic cloves,curry leaves saute for 2 minutes untill turns brown add okra mix well.(do not add salt in the beginning other wise the moisture in the bendhi comes out and fry becomes gummy).

.Cover and cook in a medium heat untill the bendhi peaces becomes tender or turn into olive green  color.(in case if your fry gets gummy add 1 tbs of yogurt or lemon juice and mix well.then the gum  disappears).

.Add turmeric powder red chilly powder,salt mix gently and fry for 2 minutes on low heat add  coconut powder mix gently add roasted nuts turn off the heat.

.Now your tasty  okra fry is ready to serve.