Bhindi Ka Salan | Bhindi Recipes | Curry Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- 200-250 Gm or 2 Cups 2" pieces bhindi/okra/lady's finger
- ¼ Cup peanuts/groundnuts/shenga
- 2 Tbsp sesame seeds/til/yellu
- 2 Tbsp desiccated coconut
- 1 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp coconut oil/cooking oil
- 1 Tsp jeera
- ¼ Tsp mustard
- ¼ Tsp menthya/methi seeds
- 1 sliced onion
- Few curry leaves
- 1 green chilli
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- ½" ginger
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- ½ Tsp red chilli powder
- 1 Tbsp crushed dhania
- ½ Cup water to adjust consistency
- 1 Tbsp tamarind juice
- ½ Tbsp jaggery
- Salt to taste
- Coriander to garnish
- In a pan slowly roast the groundnuts till they turn crisp
- Add sesame and toast for a minute or two
- Then add desiccated coconut and turn off the flame
- Wash bhindi, dry them on kitchen towels well, cut them into 2" pieces
- Add a Tbsp of oil into a pan, drop in the bhindi
- Fry the bhindi slowly till they turn turn soft and skins changes colour
- Set it aside to cool
- In a mixer jar, add roasted groundnut mixture
- Add 2-3 Tbsp water and grind to a paste (adjust water to make a fine paste)
- In a pan, heat oil, add mustard, jeera, let them crackle
- Drop in a few methi seeds, let them fragrant and golden
- Add sliced onions and start frying, let them soften
- Tear up a few curry leaves and drop them in
- Next add crush ginger, garlic and green chilli and add it to the onions
- Saute till the raw smell disappears
- Next masalas go in, red chilli powder, turmeric and crushed dhania
- Mix well and saute for a few seconds
- Scoop out the groundnut masala paste and add water to adjust consistency, about ¼ Cup water will do
- Mix well and let it come to gentle boil
- Add tamarind extract and jaggery, mix well
- Add salt to taste and let it simmer
- Lastly add sauteed bhindi and mix well
- Once it thickens and is uniformly mixed, add some chopped coriander to garnish
- Serve hot with rotis or pulao
Ensure bhindi/okra is washed and dried well
Always roast groundnuts/shenga on low-medium flame
Adjust spices as per your taste, you can throw in 1-2 red chillies if you want
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/bhindi-ka-salan/
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