Udupi Style Bendekayi Palya Recipe - Ladies Finger With Coconut

Step 1: To begin making Udupi Style Bendekayi Palya Recipe, wash okra with water and allow them to dry completely

Step 2: Once dried chop them into small pieces

Step 3: Soak tamarind in a cup of warm water and extract its juice and set it aside

Step 4: Discard the pulp

Step 5: In a non-stick kadai, heat a little oil

Step 6: Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, Allow to splutter

Step 7: Add urad dal and allow it to turn golden and sizzle

Step 8: Add in curry leaves and red chillies

Step 9: Let it sizzle for a couple of seconds

Step 10: Now, add the okra pieces and cook with the lid opened until the okra is half cooked and stickiness/sliminess goes off

Step 11: Ensure to fry them in high heat and stir continually, but careful enough to not break them

Step 12: Meanwhile, let’s prepare masala for palya

Step 13: In a mixer, grind coconut and dried red chilies into coarse powder without the addition of water

Step 14: The paste has to be coarse

Step 15: Once the okras are half cooked, add jaggery, salt, and tamarind juice

Step 16: Add little amount of water and cook with the lid covered until the okras are completely cooked and the water is absorbed

Step 17: Now, add the freshly grounded coconut paste to the okra pieces and cook them on low heat

Step 18: Cook Udupi Style Bendekayi Palya Recipe until the raw smell of coconut goes off, for about 5 minutes

Step 19: Switch off the heat and it is ready to be served

Step 20: Prepare this simple Udupi Style Bendekayi Palya Recipe, and serve it with hot piping Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe and Steamed Rice for lunch