Snacks, Sides Or Main Course: Lady Finger To The Rescue!

Lady finger may be rich in fibre and vitamin C, but still seems like a boring vegetable, doesn't it? Bhindi, as it's known in Hindi, when used with the right ingredients, is anything but boring.Let's take a look at 4 preparations that will bring bhindi back to your table.Kolhapuri Crispy Bhindi Ingredients:
¼ kg lady finger
3-4 tablespoons gram flour
2-3 tablespoons red chilli powder
½ tablespoon chat masala
Oil for deep fryingMethod:

• Wash and dry lady finger and trim both ends. Now cut them into 3 long pieces and make a thin slit on each of them.

• Put the pieces in a bowl, add gram flour, chilli powder, salt and mix them well until each piece is well coated.

• Deep fry the pieces until they turn golden & crisp and remove them on a tissue paper. Serve them along with spring onion flowers, carrot and tomato slices.

• Deep fry the pieces until they turn golden & crisp and remove them on a tissue paper. Serve them along with spring onion flowers, carrot and tomato slices.

Jodhpuri Crispy Bhindi


Ingredients:
¼ kg lady finger
1 piece ginger
½ tablespoon black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
¼ tablespoon turmeric powderMethod:

• Make elongated thin slits on the lady fingers and put them in a bowl. Now add chilli powder, sesame seeds, gram flour and mix them well, along with few sprinkles of water.

• Deep fry the coated bhindi and serve hot.

Bhindi fryIngredients:
¼ kg lady finger
1 inch piece ginger
8-10 cloves garlic
½ tablespoon black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
¼ tablespoon turmeric powderMethod:

• Wash bhindi and slit longitudinally on one side.

• Grind ginger, garlic, black pepper, chopped coriander and turmeric powder together.

• Now stuff the mix into the bhindi, while heating 3 tablespoons of oil on a pan.

• Fry the stuffed bhindi in the oil till it turns crisp and serve as a side dish.

Yet another Bhindi fry variant


Ingredients:
¼ kg lady finger
5-7 red chillies
1 tablespoon channa dal
½ tablespoon sugar
Salt according taste
1 small onion
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon black gram
2 tablespoons tamarind juice
8 tablespoons oil

Method:

• Grind onion to make a paste.

• Now, fry dal, coriander seeds and red chillies, and mix all of the above ingredients together.

• Slit the okra on one side and stuff the mixture in. Now fry the stuffed okra till it's well done and serve hot.

Bhindi Stew
Ingredients:
¼ kg lady finger
½ tablespoon chilli powder
½ tablespoon chopped ginger
4 garlic pods
1 tomato
¼ tablespoon of turmeric powder
A few curry leaves
½ tablespoon fenugreek seeds
½ tablespoon cumin seeds
Salt according to taste
Onions 50 grams
¾ tablespoon coriander seeds
½ tablespoon cumin seeds
1 clove
1 cardamom
4 black peppers
A few coriander leaves
50 ml milkMethod:

• Dry roast curry leaves, coriander, fenugreek and cumin seeds, clove, cardamom, black pepper, chilli powder and coriander leaves together.

• Crush the roasted ingredients to make the masala for the stew. Place the masala with 5 tablespoons of water in a pan and cook the mixture on a high flame. Now stir well until all the water evaporates.

• Add finely chopped ginger, garlic and onion to the mix. You will now have to lower the flame and let it fry for a minute.

• Add 200 ml of water to the mix and stir well. Add 2 pieces of lady fingers (chopped into two) and chopped tomato. You will once again need to add 50 ml of water and cook the stew on a high flame until the onion turns transparent.

• Remove the preparation from the flame and add milk. Serve hot in bowl, decorating it with chilli powder and coriander leaves.

Which one of these Bhindi dishes did you like the most? Know more recipes we could use? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!