This is a very easy and a simple side dish of okra stir fried with some tempering and garnished with fresh grated coconut and coriander leaves. Poriyals are a very common everyday meal in any tamilian household. They are served as a side dish with either curd rice, sambar rice or rasam rice. They also tastes good with chapattis/parathas too. Poriyals can be made with carrots, cabbage, beans and beetroot too by following the same method.