Bhindi Masala – Spicy Okra
January 7th, 2008 filed under Dry Vegetables, Subji (Vegetables), Vegan
Bhindi (Okra) saute with spices is a delicious main course vegetable dish.
Serves 2 to 3.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb okra (bhindi)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor)
- 1 tablespoon gram flour (besan) (optional)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped yellow bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper
Method:
Wash the okra and pat dry. Make sure to completely dry the okra as wet okra will be sticky when cutting.
Cut off the both ends of the okra, and slice lengthwise in halves. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Test the heat by adding one cummin seed to the oil; if seed crack right away oil is ready.
Add the cumin seeds and asafetida (hing). When the cumin seeds crack, add the okra.
Stir for a minute and reduce the heat to medium.
Cover the okra for two to three minutes.
Remove the cover and add the coriander powder, red cayenne pepper and turmeric.
Next add gram flour (besan) and continue to stir-fry until the okra is tender. Add the salt, mango powder and bell peppers, cook for another minute. Salt is added last to avoid the okra becoming lacy.
Variations:
- Adding colorful bell pepper is a great garnish for the okra and adds flavor to the dish.
- You can substitute the bell pepper with sliced tomatoes as a garnish.
- You can also slice the okra in 1/4 inch pieces and follow the same method above.
I live India I want to know what is bell pepper
It is also known as capsicum
shimla mirch in Hindi.
Beautiful Cooking.
I am so pleased to have found your site Aunty. I am almost there at my best with cooking Jain food. I didnot even know how to cook before. Thank you
Everything is given in English based on buying the ingredient in the US. Some ingredients are provided in Hindi in the parenthesis.
If you are having difficulty with any ingredients, please reply with specific questions.
hello I love your website!!
Can you please ADD more vegetarian dishes? I don’t like to eat animals
and I love your vegetarian recipes and my husband too.
Can you please write down the name of the ingredients that we usually use in the US? (Sometimes is hard for me to know what ingredient you are talking about)
Muchas gracias por todo
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Hello Vidya,
Before cutting the okra make sure okra is dry. Add the salt and amchoor just before okra is almost ready.
Hello Manjulaji,
What can i do so that the okra does not get sticky or slimy when i am cooking with it. My family loves okra and i have been having trouble with making
some dishes with it.
Thank you Manjula Ji. Bhindi Recipe is very good. I tried it an its very delicious.
Thank you for putting all these toegther
Dear Manjuji, I started cooking your simple recipies. Ienjoy cooking.I appriciate your writing the ingredient list in the order in which I will,put them in the kadai,While cooking.
you can use frozen okra make in the wider pan and stir very gently.