Vendakkai podimas

Ingredients
Vendakkai  - 400 gms
Oil - 2 tblsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Home made sambar powder - 1/2 tblsp
Turmeric powder -1/3 tsp
Hing - 1/3 tsp
Salt

Preparation
1. Wash and clean ladies finger. Pat dry with cloth and remove wetness completely. Remove head part and cut to thin circles.
2. Heat oil in pan and temper with mustard, urud dal, curry leaves and hing. Add ladies finger and mix well. After it shrinks a bit and sticky thing is reduced a bit add turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt. Mix well. Fry for 8 to 10 min or until cooked properly. Serve hot and crisp with rice and sambar or any gravy.

Note
1. After washing remove wetness in ladies finger to reduce stickiness.
2. Always break tail part to check for old ones. Discard if it does not breaks crisply or easily.
3. Dont use water.If its too sticky or sticking to bottom add some more oil (prefer gingerly oil).
4. Dont close the pan and cook. This is to retain the good green color!!
5. If spice level is not enough add pepper powder or idly milaghai podi or paruppu podi!
6. In case if you added more salt balance it by adding rice flour at end. This also makes podimas more crispy!
7. Just mix with rice, add pinch of salt and ghee! Wow! Good to start this way when you introduce this veggie to kids.
8. When cooking huge amount add salt at end. Adding salt at beginning might end up with sticky podimas.