Stuffed Bhindi Masala

21 Feb 08 02:12:02 AM comments rss: 

This north indian recipe will make all those who hate Bhindi/okra  fall in love with this vegetable.
It's so easy to make ;but needs a little patience.So go ahead and make this dish and see the  fussiest person wipe off the last morsel on his food plate!

Ingredients

250gm Lady's fingers slit

Stuffing
100gms onions finely chopped
3/4 tsp red chilli powder
3/4 tsp coriander/dhaniya powder
1tsp aniseed/saunf powder
1/4 tsp haldi/turmeric
1tsp drymango/amchur powder
1tsp oil
salt to taste


seasoning/tadka
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1tbsp oil


Method

1.Make the stuffing by mixing all ingredients under stuffing.Keep some stuffing masala aside.
2.Stuff the remaining  masala in the slit lady's fingers using a small spoon.
3.Heat oil for tadka and season it with Jeera/cumin seeds.
4.Now gently drop the stuffed bhindi in the oil,let cook for some time without covering the pan.
5.Keep stirring gently from time to time and when they are slightly brown,add the remaining(which was Kept aside) masala and mix well.
6.Let cook the bhindi along with masala just until the masala leaves the oil.
7.Serve hot with chapathi/roti/rice.