Vendakkai-Vazhakkai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Lady's Finger & Raw Banana Curry)

Step 1: To begin making Vendakkai-Vazhakkai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Lady's Finger & Raw Banana Curry), In a kadai, stir fry the ladies finger

Step 2: Add the raw bananas/vazhakkai once the vendakkai is half done and stir well till the sliminess of the vendakkai disappears

Step 3: Make sure you stir lightly just to avoid burning and avoid them getting any mushy or breaking

Step 4: Keep them aside

Step 5: Also meanwhile in a mixer grinder, grind all the ingredients mentioned under "to be ground"

Step 6: Once the mixture is crumbly, add water and grind further till it becomes paste-like

Step 7: In a saucepan, add a little oil

Step 8: When the oil is heated, add the ground mixture, turmeric powder, cover and cook it with a little water till the rice and dal are cooked, on a medium heat

Step 9: Mine took about five minutes

Step 10: (you can skip adding oil here, since however the dal and rice needs to be cooked in water)

Step 11: Add the buttermilk, salt and whisk it till it is properly mixed

Step 12: Add the fried vendakkai and vazhakkai (bhindi and raw bananas)

Step 13: Continue medium heat

Step 14: Meanwhile in a tadka pan, add oil

Step 15: To this, add mustard seeds and allow to crackle

Step 16: Once the mustard crackles, add asafoetida, curry leaves and dried red chillies, stir and switch off heat

Step 17: When the butter milk starts to froth up from the edges of the pan, add the tempering and turn off the flame

Step 18: Do not boil after adding the butter milk

Step 19: Give Mor kuzhambu a nice mix and cover for 5 minutes before serving

Step 20: Serve Vendakkai-Vazhakkai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Lady's Finger & Raw Banana Curry) along with steamed rice and Phulka sided with Urulaikizhangu Podi (Spicy Potato Crumble from Tamil Nadu) Recipe and Tamil Nadu Style Muttaikose Pattani Poriyal Recipe