Vandakka/Okra stir fry

Ingredients:

Vandakka/okra - 1/2kg

Small onion - 6-7nos

Green chilly - 3nos

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Urad dal - 1/2tsp

Curry leaves - 3-4nos

Oil - 2tsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1)Wash & drain vandakka on a towel and slice them thinly.

2)Heat a kadai,oil,mustard,urad, curry leaves, onion and green chilly....saute till it turns light brown

3)Then add vandakka and salt mix them well, keep stirring till oil separates 

*if vandakka is sticky, add 1/2tsp of curd while frying

Vandakka fry is ready to serve with rice and chapathi.

Chettinad Prawn Fry

Ingredients:

Prawn -  1/2kg

Onion - 2nos

Tomato - 1no

Ginger&garlic paste - 1tsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Coriander & curry leaves - to garnish

Salt - to taste

Oil -3tsp

To grind:

Cloves - 2nos

Funnel seeds - 1tsp

Pepper corns - 1tsp

Red chilly - 4 nos

Cinnamon - medium size

Cumin seeds- 1tsp

Coriander seeds - 1tsp

Heat a kadai without oil, roast the above ingredients..after it cool,  grind them into fine powder and keep aside

Preparation:

1)Heat oil in a Kadai, add mustard seeds then add onion  and add ginger&garlic paste saute them for few mins till raw smell goes

2)Add tomato fry till oil separates

3)Then add the grinded masala powder to it and add little water and boil them for 3-4mins 

4)Add prawns and fry till oil separates

5)Finally garnish with coriander & curry leaves

Chettinad prawn fry is ready to serve with rice, chapathi and naan.