It’s Easy to Make Fried Bhindi

The ingredients you’ll need to make Bhindi are:

Sliced Bhindi (okra)

2 cups Small onion

1 Cumin seeds (Zeera)

½ teaspoon Whole dried red chilies 3-4

½ teaspoon of salt (or according to taste)

¼ teaspoon turmeric (Haldi)

2 tablespoons of oil

1 tablespoon of tamarind (lmli) paste – optional

1 tomato (also optional)

Once you have gathered the necessary ingredients, you’ll need to have a pot to cook everything in. Place the pot on the stove burner. Chop the onion into reasonably small pieces and cook them in the pot until they turn into a transparent-light brown. After that is done, add cumin seeds (Zeera), turmeric (Haldi), salt, chilies and Bhindi. Add extra of these ingredients for more flavor to the taste if you want.

Cover the pot with a lid and cook on low heat until soft. Do not add water. Also, if you stir the mixture too much, it will cause it to breakup. Therefore, it is recommended not to stir too often. To check if the food is done cooking, stir it slightly. When the sticky texture vanishes, it is done.

This meal is enough to serve two people and is recommended to eat alongside chapatti (thin, unleavened flat bread). If you decide to add tamarind into the mixture, it’ll add a bit of a sour taste. Tomatoes also add an extra hint of flavor to the recipe. Bhindi is low in calories (229) and has 37 percent dietary fiber, 18 percent vitamin A, 129 percent of vitamin C, 27 percent calcium and 20 percent of iron.