Bhindi Fry Recipe

Bhindi Fry Recipe–Bhindi fry is a regular Indian vegetable preparation made with stir-frying bhindi also called okra or lady’s fingers. Spice-coated bhindi fry is a simple yet delicious side dish and can be paired with dal and chapati or kadhi and rice to enjoy the full Indian meal.

The ingredients for making the bhindi fry recipe are very simple and available at home. it is just a few tips to follow that make all the difference in the taste of this bhindi recipe.

Before making okra, wash the bhindi well with water and put it on a colander to get rid of extra water and let it air dry, or wipe it with a kitchen towel to make it completely dry. If any water is there on the lady’s finger then it will make bhindi sticky.

When you are chopping bhindi, remove the edges and cut them into big pieces, preferably 1-2 inches. While chopping okra/bhindi, keep on wiping the knife with a kitchen towel to get rid of slime which sticks to it after cutting a few okras.

Bhindi can be prepared in a variety of ways, so you can never get bored of it by trying new recipes every time you make it. You can make bhindi aloo, dahi bhindi, masala bhindi, bhindi fry, curry, stew, and many more dishes out of this versatile vegetable.

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For this Bhindi Sabzi

1. Dry the okra well before chopping them, and while chopping, keep wiping the knife with a paper napkin or a cloth to avoid transferring the slime to other bhindi.
2. While cooking okra, it should be well coated with oil. This also prevents okra from being sticky.
3. Do not cover the pan while stir-frying bhindi because the steam will make the okra soggy.
4.  While adding and mixing spice powder to the stir-fried okra, keep the flame low to avoid burning the spices in this Indian okra recipe.
5. Stir-fried bhindi with browned onion coated with spices gives a very good taste. However, if you want to use only bhindi, you can skip adding onions in this bhindi recipe.

How to make bhindi fry

1. Firstly, heat 4 tbsp oil in a non-stick Kadai or pan. Add 1 tsp asafoetida (hing) to it. If you want you can use some cumin seeds also at this stage.

2. Add 300gm chopped bhindi/okra/ladies finger to the oil. As instructed, the okra or bhindi should be dried well before chopping them into pieces.

3. Stir gently to coat the bhindi well with oil as coated bindi will cook properly.

4. Cook for a few minutes until it changes the color slightly.

5. Further,  add 3 chopped onions to the bhindi. Mix them and continue cooking on medium to high flame.

6. Stir fry bhindi and onion together without covering the pan till onions are browned and bhindi is completely done.

7. Put the flame on low. Additionally, add 1 tsp coriander powder,1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp red chili powder to the okra.

8. Mix lightly so that masalas are coated well with okra/lady’s fingers. The presence of some extra oil in bhindi will ensure that spices stick to stir-fried bhindi.

9. Let bhindi cook on low flame for a few minutes and switch off the gas.

Delicious bhindi fry sabzi is ready.

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