BHINDI MASALA

BHINDI MASALA
INGREDIENTS
5oo g bindi (Lady's finger,)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp mango powder
1 small size ginger pieces
few pepper corn
1/4 tsp garam masala
2-4 tomato's
1 tsp tamarind paste
a pinch of asafotide
1/4 tsp saunf
1/4 tsp jeera
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp kalonji seeds(onion seeds)
oil for fry
salt to taste
METHOD

• Wash and wipe dry the ladys finger ,and cut them to long wise 2 -3 halves
• Grind saunf,jeera,pepper,mustard,kalonji,asafoetide,ginger very fine paste
• Grind the tomatoes (IF YOU HAVE TOMATOES PUREE USE IT)
• Heat oil in a pan fry the bindis for 4-5 minutes and keep aside
• Now heat the oil and add the grounded masala paste fry for few minutes the oil separate till the masala get his aroma keep simmer add red chilli powder,coriander powder,garam masala powdera and mango powder.mix well and add the tomato purees fry for few mi nuts and add fried bindies , salt close lid and cook for 2-4 minutes till the bindis cooked and the masala coated
• serve with rice or rodi

OKRA PACHADI

OKRA PACHADI
INGEREDIENTS
300 gram okra(ladies finger)
1-2 red chilli
2 tsp curd
1 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 lime size jaggery
1 small lime size tamarind
a pinch of asafoeida
oil
salt to taste
1 tsp rice powder
METHOD

• Cut the okra very small thin round slices.
• Soak the tamarind in 1/4 cup water and extract the juice.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds when they cracked add urad dal ,red chilli whole ,hing and vegetable ,fry for few minutes and add the tamarind juice ,salt ,cook for few minutes,when the vegetable cooked add jaggery when it dissolve add the rice powder in a little water and add it in the vegetable ,simmer the fire till the mixture get thick,
• Remove from fire when it cool add the curd mix well and serve.

OKRA MASALA

OKRA MASALA
INGREDIENTS
300g okra(BINDI -HINDI,VENDAKKAI-TAMIL
2-3 onions
3-4 tomatoes
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder1/4 cup fresh coconuts
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp jeera
1/4 tsp mathi seeds(fenugreek seeds)
few saunf seeds 1/4 tsp urad dal
salt to taste
2-3 tsp oil
METHOD

• Grind coconut saunf and jeera a paste,
• Chop tomatoes,onions,and okra very small pieces
• Heat oil add mustard seeds when they cracked add urad dal, and add the onions fry few minutes and add the okra fry few minutes simmer the heat still the okra cooked (,do not cook in brown,)it well cooked add the tomatoes,red chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt .Fry few minutes and add the coconut paste ,keep simmer and put on lid cook for some time still the vegetable well cooked add coriander leaves and curry leaves
• serve with rice or roti