Vendakkai Pepper Fry recipe is a quick and easy okra stir fry recipe. Thinly sliced okras are lightly seasoned and flavored with black pepper.
I like okras as in simple stir fries as well as bhindi raita or as vendakkai sambar.
This poriyal goes well with rice or chapathis. It is a healthy stir fry recipe.
Okras are nutritious green vegetables. They are a good source of vitamin A and vitamin C.
They are a great source of dietary fiber and are also low in calories.
Black pepper are rich in dietary fiber, calcium and iron. Lets move on to the easy recipe for vendakkai pepper fry.
How to make Vendakkai Pepper Fry step by step
- Wash the okras and dry them using a towel. Then cut them into thin round slices.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and when they change color add crushed garlic cloves and slit green chillies and saute till garlic turns light brown in color.
- Add the sliced okras. Fry for a minute and then add salt.
- Cook the okras on a slow flame till they turn soft. Keep stirring occasionally. Once okras are cooked, sprinkle black pepper powder and stir fry on a high flame for a minute and remove from heat.
- Vendakkai pepper fry is now ready to be served as a side dish for rotis or rice.
Okra Pepper Stir Fry | Vendakkai Pepper Fry Recipe
Vendakkai Pepper Fry – recipe
Category:Side Dish
Cuisine:Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Serves:2-3
Prep Time:5 mins
Cook Time:10 mins
Total Time:15 mins
Vendakkai Pepper Fry – an easy stir fry recipe of okras flavored with black pepper.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced vendakkai / okra / bhindi
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 green chilli
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse the okras. Pat dry the okras with a towel or a paper napkin. Chop the stalk and tail of the okra and discard them.
- Then cut the okras into thin round slices.
- Slit the green chilli lengthwise. Crush the garlic cloves.
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds.
- When cumin seeds change color to brown, add the slit green chilli and crushed garlic cloves.
- Fry till garlic turns light brown in color.
- Now add the sliced okras and saute for a minute.
- Add salt and mix well. Let the okras cook on a slow flame till they lose the stickiness completely and turn soft. Keep stirring at regular intervals to ensure even frying of the okras.
- Finally add the black pepper powder. Stir fry on a high flame for a minute and then remove from heat.
Notes
- Don’t miss the step to dry the okras completely before frying it. This will reduce the sliminess of the okras. You could either wash the okras and dry them with a towel or you could keep the okras aside till they dry completely and then use them in the recipe.
- This recipe is lightly spiced. If you want a spicier version adjust the quantity of black pepper powder according to taste.
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