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.
Hi Auntie,
All your recipes are yummy. I wonder who holds the camera while you show the recipe !!!
Suchita, her husband holds the camera for all of her videos. She refers to him in some of her blogs.
I did it!! I made this recipe & it wasn’t slimmy! Thank you so much! The videos make it so easy.
Hi Manjula Aunty,
I didn’t know the ABC of cooking before coming to US. Now, I just go to youtube and copy your recipes and they come out so good…
You are too good! Thank you for easing out things!!
Regards,
Smita
Thanks for the recipe. I have been trying to make bhindi with besan for so long. Finally I was able to make what I was wanting for so long. Thanks for your great recipes.. Take care and God bless…
thanks 4 ur lovely recipes it helps me a lot in my kitchen.
Thank you for the wonderful recipes aunty! They help me a lot.
Hi..Aunty….it is very pleasing to watch the video with your simple explanations for a clear understanding of cooking the veggies in a perfect manner. Hope to try these recipes and get good results in my kitchen.
Thanks for your time and effort to make Indian Vegetarian cooking a real fascination for everyone.
Hello Manjula,
Your site is amazing and is helping me to learn how to cook!!! I just have a quick question, in order to make bhindi do you need to use amchoor or can you leave it out? i only ask because i am not sure if i have any. Also, my mom makes bhindi that is stuffed with the masala. Is there a receipe for that as well?
Thank you so much!!!!
Reena
Thankyou, I will try it .
this recipe was pretty nice !
my mom loved it !