Lady's Finger Dal Curry

Lady's finger dal curry is a semi thick ladies finger masala curry made with ladies finger, toor dal and freshly ground coconut tomato masala paste and goes well with rice. Lady's Finger Dal Curry recipe is with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Lady's Finger Dal Curry.

Ingredients:
Lady's finger.      -250 gm
Toor dal.              -1/4 cup
Grated Coconut.  -1/2 cup
Dry red chillies.   -2
Tomato.                -2
Tamarind.            -a marble size
Sambar powder.  -1tbsp
Mustard seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds.       -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves.       -1sprig
Hing powder.       -1/4 tsp
Salt.                      - to taste
Water.                   -as required
Oil.                       -2 tsp +1tbsp
Turmeric powder.- a pinch

Method:

1). Wash the ladies finger, trim both the ends and cut the ladies finger into 1inch lengthy pieces. Heat 1tsp oil in a pan and fry the chopped ladies finger in oil for 2 minutes. Keep aside the oil fried ladies finger.

2). Roast 2 dry red chillies in 1 tsp oil in a pan. In a mixer grinder add 1/2 cup grated coconut, 2 roasted red chillies, 2 chopped tomatoes, a marble size tamarind, 1 tbsp sambar powder and grind to a fine paste. Keep aside the freshly ground coconut tomato masala paste.

3). Heat 1tbsp oil in a wide bottom pan. Splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add curry leaves and hing powder (asafoetida) and saute well. Add oil fried ladies finger into the pan and saute well.

4). Wash and pressure cook 1/4 cup  toor dal adding a pinch of turmeric powder and required water till soft. Add the cooked toor dal and little water into the pan an mix well. Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.

  5). Add freshly ground coconut tomato masala paste and required salt into the pan and mix well.

6). Add required water into the pan and make a semi thick gravy. Boil and cook the gravy for few minutes and switch off the flame.

 7). Transfer the lady's finger dal curry to a serving bowl.

Lady's Finger Dal Curry is ready to serve with rice.