Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Punjabi style bhindi masala

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Punjabi style bhindi masala. When I order vegetarian fare in an Indian restaurant that is known for its North Indian fare, I usually look for an okra main course dish in the menu card. I heart bhindi and look for a new way to cook it away from the monotonous dry saute, sabji, stir fry, stew and stuffed bhindi style. This easy Punjabi style bhindi masala recipe has dry texture and requires shallow frying bhindi followed by mixing with spicy dry masala of onion and common curry spices.

Punjabi style bhindi masala

This recipe calls for small fresh baby okra. Baby okra is tender and tastes great. Bhindi Sabzi Punjabi Style Recipe - this okra dish looks complicated, but is really simple to pull together and a powerhouse of nutrition. You can have Punjabi style bhindi masala using 7 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Punjabi style bhindi masala

  1. Prepare 250 grams of bhindi /okra/ladyfingers.
  2. Prepare 02 of sliced onions.
  3. You need 2 of Tomato puree- big tomatoes.
  4. You need 5-6 of garlic cloves.
  5. It's 4 tbsp of oil.
  6. It's 2 of dry red chillies.
  7. It's 1/2 tsp of hing/asafoetida.

When you are cooking bhindi sabzi, don't add salt until the mid-way point of cooking your masala (when most components are partially cooked). Bhindi Masala is one recipe that I do often other than aloo bhindi bhujiya and it's goes so well with roti/paratha or poori is big plus point. Recently I started doing it Punjabi way of this with addition of few more extra spices and the result is just better. Clean the bhindi with a moist cloth.

Punjabi style bhindi masala instructions

  1. STEP 1-Take a pan,Add 1-2 tbsp oil,add bhindi and fry for 2-3 min.keep stirring on low flame..
  2. STEP2- remove it on plate and keep it aside..
  3. STEP3- take same pan add 2tbsp oil,add 02 dry red chilli (saute for a minute)and 1/2 tsp hing..
  4. STEP4- Add chopped 5-6 garlic cloves,saute till raw aroma of garlic disappear.
  5. STEP5- Add sliced onions and fry till they become translucent..
  6. STEP6- Add tomato puree and cook on medium flame..
  7. STEP7- ADD spices- 1/2 tbsp chilli powder,1/2 tbsp coriander powder,1/2 tbsp turmeric powder,1/2 tsp garam masala..
  8. STEP8- Add kasoori methi(optional) and add salt to taste. Add 01 small bowl water and Mix everything well.
  9. STEP 9- cook gravy till it starts leaving oil and then add fried bhindis..
  10. STEP 10- cover on low flame 5-6 min.
  11. STEP11- Open and mix it well.serve hot with chappati.

Make a slit in each of the pieces so the masala gets applied. Heat oil in kadai, add jeera seeds. Then add the cut onion and fry for some time till they become golden brown. This is a North Indian preperation of Bhindi is also known as Okra. Note: in any of these recipes, making your own ginger.