Bhenda Sukkeylele / Vendakka Vathal

Bhenda sukkeylele / vendakkai vathal is a salted and sun dried ready to fry okra fryums made with ladies finger.Deep fried bhenda sukkeylele can be served as a side dish with rice or curd rice.Ladies finger fryums is known as benda sukkeylele in konkani.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Bhenda Sukkeylele / Salted and Sun dried Ladies Finger Fryums.

Ingredients:-

Ladies Finger.       -15
Salt.                       - to taste
Urad dal flour.       -3tsp
Red chilly powder. -2tsp

Instructions:-

Wash ladies finger in water and pat dry with a clean cloth. Chop the ladies finger into 3/4 inch pieces and keep aside.

 

Method:-

1). On a clean plastic sheet add the chopped ladies finger pieces. Add required salt and mix well. Keep aside for 2 minutes. Add red chilly powder and mix with the chopped ladies finger pieces.

2). Sprinkle urad dal flour over the chopped ladies finger pieces.

3). Mix well till the urad dal flour and red chilly powder nicely coated with the ladies finger pieces using your hands.

4). Spread the flour coated spicy ladies finger pieces on the plastic sheet and keep it under direct sun light to dry.Repeat this process of drying for 3 to 4 consecutive days or until ladies finger pieces dry up completely under hot sun and they become very crispy.Crispy bhenda sukkeylele is ready.Store the sun dried lady's finger pieces in air tight container.

You can fry this benda sukkeylele /salted and sun dried ladies finger fryums /vendakka vathal in hot oil till crispy and serve as a side dish with rice or curd rice.