Dear All,
It amazes me how each and everyone of us can brilliantly use the same ingredient in a 1000 different ways … … so I thought of exploring it further.
Each week we will have a certain spice/herb/fruit/vege …please tell us how and why you use the ingredient of the week in day to day life.
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
I love fried Bhindi...
I make Bindi Aloo salan
I make Bindi Gosht
I make Bindi with chicken
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
Kinzz- please post your recipes. i've only had bhindi salan on its own adn love it!
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
Hmmmmmmm...lovely and delicious in many ways...especially fried bhindis... :)
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
I love fried bhindis and bhindi with chicken.
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
masala stuffed bhindi
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
Bhindi is my favourite:hayaa:
I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
My mum makes it with a spicy masala and it’s awesome.
Kinzz- please post your recipes. i've only had bhindi salan on its own adn love it!
Here you Go...
Bindi with chicken
Ingredients
* 150 g okra
* 200 g skinless chicken
* 1 medium onion, skinned and finely chopped
* 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled & chopped
* 3 tablespoons oil
* 1 teaspoon red chili powder
* 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
* salt
* 2 tablespoons coriander leaves, fresh
* 3 whole tomatoes
* 1 teaspoon coriander powder
* 1/3 teaspoon garam masala
* 2 medium onions, cut in thin slices
* 6-8 green chilies, thinly sliced
Instructions
1,Cut the chicken into 1 12 inch pieces.Put the onions,garlic,salt, chili powder, ground coriander, and meat in a heavy based pot. cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the meat is half cook.
2.Add tomatoes and ginger in the meat and cook for 5 minutes, stir all the time to mashed the tomatoes.
Prepare bhuna gosht. Meanwhile wash Okra under running water, dry with tea cloth or just spread in a tray for some time. Now cut Okra by removing head and tail in to half inch slices.
In a large pan heat oil over high heat, add onions and fry until change color and edges turn light brown. Remove onion from oil and keep aside.
5..Fry Okra in the same oil until it changes its color and edges start getting brown. Remove Okra from oil and discard oil.
6.Put Okra, onions and green chilli into hot bhuna meat. Stir with care, cover the pan and cook for about 10 minutes over low heat.
Bindi Gosht
Ingredients
1 Kg. Mutton
½ kg Bhindi
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
1 tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
3 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
2-3 medium onion –chopped or sliced
½ cup oil
1 tbs. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
1 tsp. garam masala powder
6-8 cloves (Laung)
6-8 black pepper (Kali Mirch)
2 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi)
1-1½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 cup fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
2-3 green chilies – chopped
1-2 Lemon
Instructions
Fry the onion in oil till brown. Remove the onion and grind.
Add Haldi, Dhaniya, Mirch, Adrak, Lehsan and salt in the oil. Fry with little water till it dries.
Add mutton and ground onion and cook till water dries again.
Add 3 to 4 glasses of water, cover and cook till the meat tenderizes.
When meat is almost done add Bhindi and cook till the Bhindi are done and the required gravy is left. Cook throughout on low heat.
Garnish with fresh Dhaniya, green chilies and lemon.
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
Oh And my mom makes Yummmy Bindi Keema everrrrrr....
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
i love bhindi! Niksik or Pareezay posted some yummy bhindi recipes a while back
I only love bhindi bhujia otherwise in gosht its too much icky:bummer:
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
kinzz thanks for sharing the recipes!!
Re: Ingredient of the Week - Lady finger /Okra/ Bindi
bhindi pyaaz all the way. I never ate any other kind of bhindi item