Okra, also known as “lady’s finger” or Bhindi in Hindi is one of the common vegetables in India. It has great utility in Indian vegetarian cuisine and it has some great nutritional value. You can make many mouth watering dishes with okra with very little effort. You must have prepared Bhindi Masala or Crispy Fried Bhindi etc before. But the same old okra in same old form tens to become a bit boring. Let’s break the monotony by preparing a comfort food with okra today. I am sure you will love this recipe.
Ingredients :
1. Okra (300 grams, wash them, dry them and cut them in to medium size pieces)
2. Curry Leaves (2-3 springs)
3. Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon)
4. Cumin seeds (1 teaspoon)
5. Fenugreek seeds (1/2 teaspoon)
6. Asafoedtia (1 pinch)
7. Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon)
8. Red chili powder (1 teaspoon)
9. Garam masala (1/2 teaspoon)
10. Oil (3 teaspoon)
11. Curd/Yogurt (1/2 cup)
12. Green chilies (2-3 sliced)
13. Gram flour (2-3 tsp)
14. Salt to taste
Method:
1. Add 2 teaspoons oil in a heated pan
2. Once the oil becomes hot, add the okras. Fry them in medium flame till they get softened. Keep them aside and switch off the flame.
3. For preparing the curry, add gram flour, curd, turmeric, salt, water in a bowl. Mix them properly and make a slightly runny sauce.
5. In a pan, and add oil and heat it up.
6. In the heated oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and let them splutter.
7. Add curry leaves, asafoedtia, green chilies and fry them for 1 minute
8. Add red chili powder and garam masala powder to this
9. Add the curd sauce to the frying masala. Keep stirring the sauce and make sure all the spices are mixed properly with the sauce.
10. Add little bit of water as per the thickness your prefer. Let it cook for 4-5 minutes
11. Add the fried okras. Cook it for 3-4 minutes more
12. Check the salt and adjust if required and remove it from flame.
Serve it with hot roti or chpati.
Enjoy.
Mo
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