Chettinad Valaikai Fry

Ingredients

1. Valaikai - 2

2. Small onion (chopped) – 1/2 cup

3. Tomato – ½ cup

4. Green chilli – 2

5. Clove – 2

6. Cinnamon- 1 inch

7. Biryani leave- 1

8. Biryani flower -1

9. Fennel -1/4 spn

10. Curry leaves – 2 table spn

11. Garam masla – ½ table spn

12. Red chilli powder – 1 table spn

13. Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

14. Salt – to taste

15. Cocnut milk- ½ cup

16. Oil – 8 table spn.


Method

• For better looks cut the valaikai diagonally.
• And add some turmeric powder and salt mix it and kept aside for 15 min
• In a pan add 6 table spn oil, fry the valaikai (75% should be cooked).
• In remaining add clove, biryani leaf, birayani flower, cinnamon and fennel sauté it
• Add small onion and garlic, sauté it for 2 min and add tomato green chilli sauté it for 2 min
• Add garam masala, chilli powder sauté it for 30 sec add the fried valaikai in that
• Add the coconut milk and salt
• Keep the flame in slim and cook until it get dry.
• Finally add the curry leaves for garnishing and serve it.

Note: Cutting the vegetable is important