Bhindi Masala with Yogurt
Wash and clean Bhindi (okra) nicely under running water 💦 and then pat dry them using a kitchen towel or a cloth. Cut and chop them into medium pieces.Into a karahi or wok heat regular oil mixed with some mustard oil. Once the oil is heated add shahi jeera ( cumin seeds ) mixed with some black cumin seeds and some chopped green chilies and let these splutter. Next, add finely chopped onions 🧅 and ginger garlic paste and sauté few minutes. Then add turmeric powder, green. cardamom powder, red chili 🌶 powder and mix. Immediately add the okra into the spices and mix well. Add coarsely ground Garam masala powder, cardamom powder, hing ( Asaephedita), mango powder, dry roasted cumin seeds and salt 🧂 and mix these well. Fry these few minutes in low to medium flame 🔥 until half way cooked. Then add roughly chopped 1 medium tomato 🍅 and mix. Whisk some yogurt and add 3 to 4 tablespoons of it and mix. Finally add some jaggery or sugar for sweetness and some coriander leaves 🍃 and mix. Open cook sometime or until it looks 90 percent cooked. Then cover and cook 10 more minutes if required or until done keeping the flame at lowest to avoid burning the okra. Serve with hot roti 🫓 paratha 🫓 or Naan 🫓 or anything you want to try, This spicy delicious vegetarian 🌱 recipe goes really well with any type of breads.
Ingredients
- 5.2 pounds Bhindi/Okra
- 3 - 4 tablespoons Oil (Regular)
- 2 tablespoons Mustard oil
- 1 Onion (large)
- 1 Tomato (medium or small)
- 3 tablespoons Coriander leaves
- 3-4 tablespoons Yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Ginger and garlic paste
- 2 Green chili chopped
Spices ~
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (shahi jeera)
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Cumin seeds (kala jeera)
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Garam Masala Powder (coarsely ground)
- 1 teaspoon Green cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon Dry roasted cumin seeds powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Mango powder
- 1 teaspoon Jaggery powder (Gur)