Bindi Masala/ Okra Curry

These chubby ladies finger/okra sitting in my refrigerator was tempting me to go for Bindi Masala tonight. This recipe came from aunt, who's from Bombay. She is expert in cooking all north, Maharastrian dishes. This is one of her trademark dish. This dish came out really well (my face was glowing like 5500K daylight bulb). Both MD and my son enjoyed it and had my share of Roties too. I left with the choice of having my another 'friend' garlic bread sticks for the dinner.


It was so good. What I learnt today was, this Okra Curry is very suits as a dip for garlic bread sticks too.

Bindi Masala / Okra Curry

Ingredients:
Okra/Bindi/Ladies Finger - 300g
Onion - 1(medium size)
Tomato - 1(medium size)
Garlic - 4-5 cloves
Kasuri Methi - 2 tsp
Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp
Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
Kitchen King Masala - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

How to make:

Wash, clean and chop onion, tomato, Garlic. Cut okra 2" in lengthwise and carefully slit them slightly, otherwise the seeds comes out and spoils the look of the curry.

In the heavy bottomed pan with 2 tsp of oil, fry the okra in the medium flame for 3-4 min, until it released its raw flavour. And remove it from the pan.

In the same pan with remaining oil, saute garlic, then onion and finally comes tomato. Cook them all in medium flame evenly. and stirring them often.

Once it is 3/4 done mash the mixute with hand blender or with the laddle. The add chili powder, Everest   m,Kitchen king masala. Stire for 1 min.

Add 1 Cup of water, and allow them to boil for another 2 min. in the high flame.

Now it is the time to add Okra and cook it for another 4-5 min till it reaches the desired consistency.

Once the gravy thickens, add little crushed kasuri methi leaves and 2 tbsp of cream(here I haved used light cream)

Serve it with hot roties and Enjoy your winter.

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Bindi Masala/ Okra Curry
Prep time : 5 min  /   Cooking time : 8 min  /  Yeild Serves 4

Very famous North Indian side dish best suited for Roties and parathas. Okra cooked in tangy gravy

Ingredients:
300g of Okra/Bindi/Ladies Finger
1(medium size) of Onion
1(medium size) of Tomato
4-5 of clovesGarlic
2 of tspKasuri Methi
2 of tbspFresh Cream
1 of tspChili Powder
2 tsp of Kitchen King Masala
Salt to taste

Instructions for making "Bindi Masala/ Okra Curry"
1.Wash, clean and chop onion, tomato, Garlic. Cut okra 2" in lengthwise and carefully slit them slightly, otherwise the seeds comes out and spoils the look of the curry.

2.In the heavy bottomed pan with 2 tsp of oil, fry the okra in the medium flame for 3-4 min, until it released its raw flavour. And remove it from the pan.

3.In the same pan with remaining oil, saute garlic, then onion and finally comes tomato. Cook them all in medium flame evenly. and stirring them often.

4.Once it is 3/4 done mash the mixute with hand blender or with the laddle. The add chili powder, Everest m,Kitchen king masala. Stire for 1 min.

5. Add 1 Cup of water, and allow them to boil for another 2 min. in the high flame.

6.Now it is the time to add Okra and cook it for another 4-5 min till it reaches the desired consistency.

7.Once the gravy thickens, add little crushed kasuri methi leaves and 2 tbsp of cream(here I haved used light cream)

8.Serve it with hot roties and Enjoy your winter.




Source: "http://www.pepperbowl.com/2012/12/bindi-masala-okra-curry.html"