Vendakkai Mor Thalippu

Name: Vendakkai Mor Thalippu
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 tablespoons raw rice; ¼ cup (30 grams) grated fresh coconut (or frozen unsweetened coconut); 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds; 2 dried red chiles, stemmed and broken in half; ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds; 10 to 12 fresh curry leaves; 4 green chiles, stemmed and slit; 2 medium red onions, sliced; 1 teaspoon table salt; 8 ounces (225 grams) okra, cut into ½-inch-thick (1-cm-thick) rounds; 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted; 2 cups (500 grams) plain yogurt

Okra with yogurt and coconut

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Okra and yogurt have a natural affinity that is perfectly demonstrated in this thick yogurt curry from South India, and in the okra raita and okra kadhi from North India and western India.

Ingredients

2 cups (500 grams) plain yogurt
½ teaspoon ground turmeric

Asia
India
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a large bowl, whisk the yogurt together with the turmeric and set aside.
Soak the rice in 6 tablespoons (90 ml) water for 15 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder, ad