Sunday, January 29, 2017

Easy Stuffed Bhindi(stuffed Okra with simple spices)

Happy New Year to all my readers.I was away from blogging for quite sometime due to some personal issues.
Today's post is again a quick and easy to make recipe.Bhindi is the favorite veggie of many children and this recipe uses some simple ingredients are are always available in the kitchenYou can shallow fry the bhindis which makes it even more healthy. Hope you will try it out and please share your experience in the comments section.

Ingredients: 
Okra(Bhindi)-10 to 15 small ones
Oil-3 tablespoon
Pan/tawa for shallow fry

For the Stuffing:
Besan(chickpeas flour)-2 tablespoons
Hing(asafetida)-1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder-2 teaspoons
Dry mango powder(amchur)-3 teaspoons
Chaat masala-1 teaspoon
Kala namak or black salt-as per taste
Ajwain seeds-1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon

Method: 
- Wash the okras properly and dry them with a soft cotton cloth.
-Slit the okras with the help of a knife.Make sure you don't cut the head and the end of each okra.
-Assemble all the ingredients for the stuffing in a bowl and mix them well with a spoon.
-Now,take one okra at a time and fill the slits with the stuffing masalas.
-Heat the pan on gas and add oil and when the oil is warm,add the stuffed okras to the pan.
-Make sure you add the okras in batches and avoid crowding the pan with too many okras.
-Cover the pan with a lid and let the okras cook on slow flame for 2 minutes.
-Open the lid and turn the okras and cook till it's properly done.
-take out and serve hot.
Repeat the above step for the rest of the okras.