wow! My husband loves bhindi recepies...so made this one yesterday from a book named 'Indian Vegetarian cooking a reginol guide' by Monisha Bharadwaj. well i made slight changes to recepie..this one goes extremery good with chappati or phulkas...so here are the
Ingredients:
3 cups of Okra/Bhindi washed dried and cut length wise
1 onion sliced length wise
1/2 bell pepper sliced length wise
1 wine tomato sliced length wise
pinch of mustard seeds
1/4th tsp cumin seeds
1/4th tsp kaloji/ onion seeds
pinch of methi seeds
pinch of hing/asefotideia
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp paprika powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
oil to cook
salt to taste
Cilantro to garnish (chopped)
Directions:
- heat oil in a kadhi, when hot add mustard,cumin,methi,kalonji seeds and hing to it....
- then add onions and fry for few minitues till soft.
- add green bell peppers stir well for few minitues then add sliced okra to it again stir well (do not cover the pot any time)
- add tomotes, and all dry masala and salt to this and stir well so all masala is coated to bhindi.
- cook over low heat, stirring in between...not to cover the kadhi or else bhindi gets sticky...let it cook till all vegetables are tender..sprinkle chopped cilantro.
- nice colourful kadhi bhindi is ready...serve hot along with chappatis or phulkas.
