If you dont like vegetables, try them at Aunty Sara’s house. She makes them so spicy and tasty, you will forget you are eating vegetables.
Okra or as called in India, bhindi or Lady Finger, are not my favorite; because of their sticky nature. I like them fried till they are crunchy.
This recipe is for crunchy fried okra. So give it a try.
Ingredients:
Okra (bhindi) 2 lbs, washed and dried, chopped in circles
1 medium size onion, cut in thin slices
spices: red chilli powder (mirch), corriander powder (dhania), cumin powder (zeera), garam masala, turmeric (haldi)
tomato sauce,
salt,
oil for frying and cooking
Method:
Again start off, by frying the bhindi in oil, keep aside on kitchen paper towels.
Sautee the onions in a little oil till they are golden brown. Add the spices, fry a bit, then the tomato sauce. Get it to a boil, and drop the fried bhindi to this. Cook for a few minutes and its done!
Serve with pilaf or bread.
Update: For a little variation on this recipe, look in the comments section below, its by Aniket. Besan is chick peas flour, and it goes well with bell pepper vegetable too.
Hi Vaishu Atya
Try Adding Besan to the recipe u mentioned above. It will no longer be kashmiri but tastes really good and crispy. It tastes like breaded Okra.
Hi Aniket,
I didnt know you checked recipes here. Thanks for your tip. But when do u add it? And would you then use the same spices as mentioned above?
Hi Vaishu atya
I love to cook too and i have tried a few of u`r recipes.
ya i add the same spices, but u need to add them to the Besan.
First i shallow fry the okra with onions and dices tomatoes and after is cooked i add the besan with all the spices mentioned above and some garam masala mixed with it to the pan in which the okra is fried.