Preparation Time:15 min
Cook Time:30 min
Cuisine:South Indian
Course:Lunch
cut okra into 2 inches pieces
soak tamarind and squeeze the juice about 2 cups
in a pan, add 2 tbsp cooking oil and add mustard seeds once mustard seeds have sputtered, add asafoetida, methi seeds and curry leaves
add cut vendakai (okra) and saute until the okra are slightly crispy
add tamarind water,turmeric powder, sambhar powder, salt and cook until the kuzhambhu becomes gravy consistency
add methi powder (optional), jaggery powder (optional) and mix well
check and adjust salt if needed, spicy vatha kuzhambhu is ready to serve with hot rice!!!