Stuffed bhindi recipe

Preparation time for stuffed bhindi -30 mins
Serving-4

Ingredients for stuffed bhindi

• Bhindi/okra (lady finger)-250 gm
• Gramflour (besan)-3 tbsp
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Dry mango powder (aamchur powder)-1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
• Red chilli powder-1/3 tsp
• Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
• Crushed garlic and green chilli or paste-1 tbsp
• Cooking oil-3 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash the bhindi and let it dry, slit it for stuffing.
• In a bowl: Mix all the ingredients except bhindi, cumin seeds and oil (do not add water).
• Gently stuff the bhindi with prepared masala one at a time and keep it aside.
• Heat a pan, add cooking oil and let it heat.
• Add cumin seeds and fry it for few seconds, simmer the flame.
• Add the stuffed bhindi one by one in the pan.
• Cover the half of the pan and cook it on low flame for 6-8 minutes.
• Keep stirring or tossing in between.
• Cover the pan and cook it for a minute on low-medium flame.
• Fry it for 30 seconds on high flame to make it crispy, keep tossing/stirring.
• Turn off the flame,
• Stuffed bhindi is ready to serve.