Okra stir fry with peanuts | Vendakkai Verkadalai Poriyal

Okra fry with peanuts, an easy to make delicious stir fry that goes well as accompaniment for any Indian meal.  

Usually i prepare this simple vendakkai fry along with sambar for our lunch.But during our last month blogging marathon, i got this wonderful idea of adding peanuts into okra from fellow bloggers.By reading that recipe itself, i knew i'm gonna make this soon. 

Adding peanuts into this poriyal give nice crunchiness and totally elevates the taste of the okra poriyal. Don't underestimate the taste of this poriyal by looking at how simple the ingredients and the preparation are! This is one of the recipe where less is more and tastes awesome !

Now let's check out on how to make this delicious crunchy okra stir fry ! 

Okra fry with peanuts

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients
Okra/ Vendakkai - 12
Onion(small) - 1/2
Roasted Peanuts - 1 tbsp
Grated Coconut - 1 tbsp(optional)
Turmeric powder - a pinch Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Sambar Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
To Temper
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard & urad dal - 1/4 tsp

Procedure

First chop the onions & okra into small pieces and heat the pan with oil and add mustard & urad dal, let the mustard splutter, then add the onions and saute till it becomes brown & then add the  chopped okra.

Next add the spices(turmeric,red chili powder & sambar powder) & salt and saute till okra is cooked well. Then crush the roasted  peanuts roughly in the hand motor & pestle and add into okra along with coconut(if you're using). Give a good mix and switch off the flame.

That's it, Tasty Crunchy Okra stir fry is ready.

Related: How to make Vendakkai Thayir Pachadi / Okra Raita

Notes:

• Add more or less of peanuts & coconut as per your liking.
• Instead of sambar powder, you can also use garam masala powder for different flavor. 
• You can also powder the peanut and use it in this recipe.