Lady's Finger or bendi or bendekai is a most popular and favourite vegetable for many. We can prepare many dishes using this vegetables. Mum tells the kid that eating lady's finger will help the kid to be more intelligent and who consume more bendi will perform excellent in Maths. I am not sure whether this is a trick or its really true. But I have seen many people keep on saying this statement. Any ways here I have a recipe of bendi and spring onions curry which is easy to prepare. I have cooked the vegetables in the microwave oven. You can also cook without using microwave.
Bendi (Lady's finger) and Spring onions makes a good combination. This curry goes well with Chapatis, pooris, roti, bread toast, idli and with plain rice. This time I cooked bendi and tomatoes in Microwave oven. I have cooked bendi in the microwave many times. One good thing I have found out cooking bendi in micro wave is that , bendi will not be sticky and its soft and nice.
Lets see some benefits of using Lady Finger and Spring Onions in our daily diet.
Lady's Finger is a dietary fiber. It contain copper, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, manganese , zinc and phosphorus. Lady's Finger is good for weight loss since it contain high fiber and it helps in keeping you full for a long time. It also contain soluble fiber and helps in lowering the bad cholesterol. It controls the blood suger level and improves the digestion. It helps to prevent constipation. It also helps to Improve the eye sight.
Spring onion is a nutritious plant and it provides a host of health benefits to us. It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. Spring Onions help to lower the blood sugar level. It helps to digest the food. It helps to speed up the level of blood circulation in the body.They are rich in dietary fiber and anti oxidants. Spring onions contain Vitamin A . Vitamin C, Vitamin B and K. They provide essential minerals such as copper, iron, manganese and calcium.
Here is a recipe of "Lady Finger + Spring Onion Curry", Which is easy to prepare and healthy too.
Tomatoes : 2
Spring Onions : 1 Bundle
Curry leaves : 5 to 6
Coriander leaves : 2 Table spoons
Rasam Powder : 1 Table spoon
Methi seeds : 5 to 6 seeds
Jeera : 1/4 Tea spoon
Mustard seeds : 1/2 Tea spoons
Oil : 1 Tea spoon
Ingh : a pinch
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Green chilly : 1
Salt : to taste.
2. Now Cut lady finger according to your wish.
3. Put cut lady's finger, spring onions, tomatoes, required salt and turmeric in a microwave cooking bowl. Cook for 4 minutes and take out from the oven. Stir once and keep the bowl again for 3 minutes. No need to add any water.
4. Now keep a pan on the fire. Put a spoon of oil. Put mustard seeds, methi seeds and let the mustard seeds splutter. Add jeera, ingh and curry leaves.Fry for 10 seconds.
5. Add cooked bendi, tomato spring onion mixture. Mix it well and add water if required.
6. Add rasam powder and cut green chilly. Let it boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Add cut coriander leaves and shift the bendi - spring onion curry to a serving bowl.
8. Serve with the main dish you have prepared.
You can also cook this dish on the normal process too. Keep a pan on the fire and put oil and fry them nicely till are soft and then add tomatoes and spring onions. Mix it well on cook on low flame for 4 minutes. You can also add more onions and garlic to this curry . ( I have not used garlic and onions). Used the whole spring onions.
You can add more water if you the curry to be gravy or you can use thick curry too. Adding a spoon of ghee will enrich the taste. You can also use cut or grated ginger. Using methi seeds is a healthy way since bendi cause Pitham.
Time : 20 minutes.
Serves : 3
Bendi (Lady's finger) and Spring onions makes a good combination. This curry goes well with Chapatis, pooris, roti, bread toast, idli and with plain rice. This time I cooked bendi and tomatoes in Microwave oven. I have cooked bendi in the microwave many times. One good thing I have found out cooking bendi in micro wave is that , bendi will not be sticky and its soft and nice.
Lets see some benefits of using Lady Finger and Spring Onions in our daily diet.
Lady's Finger is a dietary fiber. It contain copper, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, manganese , zinc and phosphorus. Lady's Finger is good for weight loss since it contain high fiber and it helps in keeping you full for a long time. It also contain soluble fiber and helps in lowering the bad cholesterol. It controls the blood suger level and improves the digestion. It helps to prevent constipation. It also helps to Improve the eye sight.
Spring onion is a nutritious plant and it provides a host of health benefits to us. It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. Spring Onions help to lower the blood sugar level. It helps to digest the food. It helps to speed up the level of blood circulation in the body.They are rich in dietary fiber and anti oxidants. Spring onions contain Vitamin A . Vitamin C, Vitamin B and K. They provide essential minerals such as copper, iron, manganese and calcium.
Here is a recipe of "Lady Finger + Spring Onion Curry", Which is easy to prepare and healthy too.
Things needed :
Lady's Finger (Bende kai ) : 1/4 KgTomatoes : 2
Spring Onions : 1 Bundle
Curry leaves : 5 to 6
Coriander leaves : 2 Table spoons
Rasam Powder : 1 Table spoon
Methi seeds : 5 to 6 seeds
Jeera : 1/4 Tea spoon
Mustard seeds : 1/2 Tea spoons
Oil : 1 Tea spoon
Ingh : a pinch
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Green chilly : 1
Salt : to taste.
Method :
1.Wash and let the Lady's finger dry. (Completely moisture free). Wash and cut spring onions, tomatoes, green chilly, coriander leaves and curry leaves.
2. Now Cut lady finger according to your wish.
3. Put cut lady's finger, spring onions, tomatoes, required salt and turmeric in a microwave cooking bowl. Cook for 4 minutes and take out from the oven. Stir once and keep the bowl again for 3 minutes. No need to add any water.
4. Now keep a pan on the fire. Put a spoon of oil. Put mustard seeds, methi seeds and let the mustard seeds splutter. Add jeera, ingh and curry leaves.Fry for 10 seconds.
5. Add cooked bendi, tomato spring onion mixture. Mix it well and add water if required.
6. Add rasam powder and cut green chilly. Let it boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Add cut coriander leaves and shift the bendi - spring onion curry to a serving bowl.
Note:
Cooking Lady's finger and tomatoes in the microwave will help the curry not to be sticky. (as most of the time bendi curry turns sticky).You can also cook this dish on the normal process too. Keep a pan on the fire and put oil and fry them nicely till are soft and then add tomatoes and spring onions. Mix it well on cook on low flame for 4 minutes. You can also add more onions and garlic to this curry . ( I have not used garlic and onions). Used the whole spring onions.
You can add more water if you the curry to be gravy or you can use thick curry too. Adding a spoon of ghee will enrich the taste. You can also use cut or grated ginger. Using methi seeds is a healthy way since bendi cause Pitham.
Time : 20 minutes.
Serves : 3
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