Bhindi masala | Ladies finger masala | Side dish for roti
Bhindi masala is a popular North Indian side dish for roti/chapati made with ladies finger.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 250 g ladies finger (Bhindi)
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¾ tsp cumin/jeera seeds
- 1 big onion
- 1 tomato
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ¼ cup water (approx.)
- ¼ tsp garam masala
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash okra/ladies finger and keep them in a cotton cloth to dry out the excess moisture. Chop into an inch size pieces and keep aside.
- Chop onion and tomato.
Recipe to make Bhindi masala:
- Heat oil in a pan and temper with cumin seeds.
- Add onions and saute well.
- Put chopped tomatoes and add salt. Adding salt at this stage helps in cooking tomato fast.
- Now add the cut ladies finger pieces and reduce the heat to medium.
- Saute the vegetable continuously for five minutes in low flame until the fiber goes off completely.
- Sauteing without water is important to remove the sogginess produced by the vegetable.
- After a few minutes, the fiber sogginess disappears fully and ladies finger becomes crunchy.
- Now add chilli powder and mix.
- Add few tbsp or a quarter cup of water to cook the vegetable. Cover and cook for ten minutes in medium flame.
- After ten minutes, veggie absorbs water and cooked completely.
- Finally, add a pinch of garam masala powder.
- Mix and switch off.
- Serve with hot roti/paratha/soft phulka.
- This Okra fry goes well with curd rice too.
Notes
Tips: 1) First of all, sauteing the ladies finger properly before adding water is a vital step to get no soggy bhindi masala. 2) Also, garam masala powder is an optional ingredient and you can skip if you don't want. 3) Finally, add a pinch of chat masala at last for additional north flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcal
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