Bendekayi ( ladies finger) mosaru gojju
Ingredients
Bendekayi (bindi//ladies finger)—20 to 25 tender ones.
Fresh curd (mosaru//dahi)—2 cups or as required
Oil—2 tablespoon
Sasive (mustard seeds//rai)—1 teaspoon
Jeera (jeerige//cumin oil)—1 teaspoon
Hing (asafoetida//ingu)—1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few
Masala for grinding
Fresh grated coconut (kayi turi//nariyal)—1/2 cup
Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 tablespoon
Sasive (mustard seeds//rai)—1 teaspoon
Green chillies (hasiru menasina kayi)—3
Grind the above ingredients to a smooth paste by adding required amount of water.
Method
Wash the bendekayi and dry them completely.
Chop them into thin pieces.
Heat oil pan a pan or kadai on medium flame.
Add the sasive,jeerige,hing,curry leaves and saute .
Once they stop spluttering add chopped bendekayi.
Sprinkle little salt and fry on medium flame.
Fry till it becomes soft and little crisp.
Switch off the stove.
Transfer to a bowl.
Let it cool completely.
Add in ground coconut mixture and curd and mix well.
Add little salt if needed and mix well together.
Now prepare for seasoning (oggarane)
Take 1 tablespoon of ghee in a laddle,heat it on medium flame.
Add 1 teaspoon of sasive (mustard seeds),jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)and ingu (asafoetida//hing).
When it crackles pour over mosaru gojju.
Serve mosaru gojju with rice.