Ladies finger fry recipe or andhra bendakaya fry recipe – Learn how to make ladies finger fry with step by step photos. Ladies finger is known as bendakaya and vepudu in telugu translates to stir fry. Ladies finger or okra is one of the highly nutritious low calorie vegetable that is often used to prepare sambar, curry or stir fry in Indian Cuisine.
Today I am sharing ladies finger fry called as bendakaya palli vepudu in Telugu. This is one of the best ways to serve bhindi to kids since this tastes delicious. For more kids friendly foods you can check these Recipes for kids.
Slightly moist, non-sticky with an aroma of roasted coconut and peanuts makes this simple everyday vegetable a mouthwatering side dish. This easy ladies finger fry compliments any meal and can be had either with rice, chapathi or phulka. We usually serve this with sambar or tomato rasam along with rice.
Step-by-step photos
Preparation
1. Rinse ladies finger under running water. Set them aside to dry. Then wipe off with a clean cloth or absorbent papers.
2. Chop the ladies finger to thin circles. Before you chop make sure they are not wet otherwise they will become sticky.
3. Heat a pan with oil. Next add mustard, cumin, chana dal and urad dal. Fry till the dals turn golden. Add garlic, curry leaves and chilies as well. Fry for a min.
4. Add onions and fry till golden.
5. Transfer chopped ladies finger and squeeze the lemon juice.
How to make ladies finger fry or bendakaya fry recipe
6. On a medium heat, fry till the sticky substance goes away from the ladies finger. It takes about for about 5 to 7 minutes.
7. Next cover and cook till the ladies finger is cooked and turns soft. Cover only after bhindi is fried well till it loses its stickiness.
8. Sprinkle salt, red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder (if using) , coconut and peanuts as well.
9. Lastly fry till the coconut becomes aromatic takes around 3 minutes.
Serve bendakaya fry with rice, phulka or roti.
For more ladies finger recipes or Bhindi Recipes
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Easy bhindi fry
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Bendakaya pulusu
Recipe
Ladies finger fry recipe or bendakaya fry recipe
Ladies finger fry recipe | Bendakaya fry (vepudu) | Ladies finger recipes
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
Ingredients for ladies finger fry
- 250 grams ladies finger or okra or bendakayalu
- 1 green chili slit or red chili broken
- 1 large onion sliced thinly or chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed or chopped) (optional)
- 1 tsp urad dal or minapa pappu or skinned black gram
- 1 tsp chana dal or senaga pappu or bengal gram
- ¼ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ to ¾ tsp coriander powder or garam masala (optional)
- 3 tbsp coconut Fresh grated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional, helps to remove slime)
- Pinch turmeric or haldi
- Salt as needed
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Handful peanuts roasted and skinned (optional)
Instructions
Preparation for ladies finger fry recipe
- Wash ladies finger and dry them thoroughly. Wipe off with a clean cloth or absorbent papers.
- Chop the ladies finger to thin circles.
How to make ladies finger fry
- Heat a pan with oil.
- Add mustard, cumin, urad dal and chana dal. Fry them until the dals turn golden.
- Add garlic, curry leaves and chilies. Fry till the curry leaves turn crisp.
- Fry onions till translucent.
- Add ladies finger and sprinkle lemon juice.
- Fry till the stickiness goes away. Lemon juice helps to get rid of the sticky substance from the veggie.
- Cover and cook till the ladies finger is cooked and turns soft.
- Add coconut, red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder or garam masala.
- Add the peanuts as well. You can also coarsely crush them and add. Fry till it begins to smell good for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve ladies finger fry with rice or phulka.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
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Sara says
Can I use dessicated coconut instead of fresh coconut?
swasthi says
Yes you can
Ranjana says
How many medium sized Bhindis are 250 gm?
swasthi says
Hi Ranjana,
Difficult question. The weight depends on the freshness on bhindi. Sorry couldn’t help you!
Sanjay says
Kindly forward the receipe to make protein powder.
swasthi says
I will try to share the recipe. I do not have it on the blog yet.
Mona says
Yummy !! Turned out great
moni says
Wow!!!!!
swasthi says
thank you
Navya says
wow lovely bendakaya fry. very tasty and my family loves this. the addition of peanuts is tasting very good
swasthi says
Thanks Navya
So glad to know you liked it
Shashikala says
Very nice
husain says
I try bendi fry its good yaar thank you
swasthi says
Welcome
Atul Malhotra says
I have just gone to your site. Hoping that I will cook for myself and enjoy. Thanks
swasthi says
Welcome Atul ji
vasu says
Excellent dish and easilly understand about how to cook
swasthi says
thanks vasu
Shanthini Rajkumar says
I’m a huge peanut fan and I am looking forward to trying out this recipe ! Thank you!
swasthi says
Hello Shanthini,
Do try , you will love it.
🙂
Priya Suresh says
I do stir fries with peanuts only with brinjal, with ladies finger sounds quite interesting.
Hari Chandana P says
easy and healthy vepudu.. looks delicious!!
nandoos Kitchen says
nice stir fry.
Sony P says
Yummy and delicious stir fry…….. Love to eat with roti!!
Linsy Patel says
Nice addition of peanut.
Rafeeda AR says
looks really so delicious…