Kerala Vendakka Mappas-Kerala Style Ladies Finger/Okra cooked in Coconut Milk

Ingredients: Oil - 1 tablespoon Okra - 250 gm Onion chopped - 1 Green chili slit lengthwise - 4 Ginger chopped - a small piece Tomato chopped -1 ( optional) Chili powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Thin coconut milk - 1 cup Garam masala - 1/2 tsp Crushed black pepper - a large pinch Thick coconut milk - 1/4 cup (optional) Salt to taste Oil - 1 tables poon Mustard seeds Dried red chiles - 2 Method: Clean and cut the okra into thin lengthy pieces.Heat oil in a pan and saute onion, ginger, and green chiles for a couple of minutes and add sliced okra and fry until they are well sauteed, for about 10- minutes. Add chopped tomato fry for a minute, followed by chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. Toss it well for a minute. Add salt, thin coconut milk, and boil for 5-7 minutes. Pour the thick coconut milk, garam masala, and crushed black pepper, simmer for a couple of minutes and remove from heat. Heat oil, add mustard seeds. When they pop up, add dried red chiles, curry leaves, & pour over the curry. Serve warm.

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