Bhendi Baji

Other Regions - Maharashtrian
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Ingredients

Quantity Measure  Ingredients  Description
1/2 Teaspoon Asafetida (Hing)  
3 Medium Chillies Green or 1 teaspoon chilly powder
1 Tablespoon Cooking Oil  
1/2 Bunch Coriander Leaves (Kothmeer) chopped
500 Grammes Lady Fingers Bhendi
2 Teaspoon Mustard Seed  
1 Medium Potatoes optional
  As Required Salt to taste
  As Required Sugar to taste
1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder  

Method

1. Wash okra. Wipe dry, remove stems and make thin round slices or chop them vertically. Do not rinse them in water again.Chop potato.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, asafetida and turmeric powder. Add potatoes and fry. Cover till potatoes are tender. Add chopped okra and fry for sometime. Cook over low heat without lid. To keep it from sticking to the bottom of pan, keep tossing the bhaaji constantly.

5. Check if the okra has turned soft. Add salt, sugar, chili powder and stir. Remove from the heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chapati.


For variation,
1. Use coriander and cumin powder.
2. Add finely chopped onions along with potatoes.

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