Recipe: Perfect Bhindi and Shallots Masala

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Bhindi and Shallots Masala. Bhindi Masala - This is a very simple recipe made with bhendi - vendakkai. This okra gravy is a semi-dry preparation and tastes well for roti / chapati. Heat oil in a pan and add in the cut bhindi and salt.

Bhindi and Shallots Masala

Like most of the Indians, Okra is one of my favorite vegetables. During summers, you will find one Okra dish getting cooked in my kitchen almost every alternate day. Bhindi masala gravy recipe with step by step pictures. You can cook Bhindi and Shallots Masala using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Bhindi and Shallots Masala

  1. Prepare 500 gms of bhindi.
  2. It's 1 of medium potato.
  3. It's 3 of tomatoes, chopped.
  4. It's 1 of onion chopped, finely.
  5. You need 1 of onion diced to large.
  6. You need 25-30 of shallots.
  7. Prepare 4 of green chillies, chopped.
  8. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
  9. It's 1/2 tsp of ponch phutan.
  10. It's 1 tsp of salt.
  11. It's 1/3 tsp of garam masala.
  12. Prepare For of masala paste-.
  13. Prepare 1 tsp of coriander powder.
  14. You need 1 tsp of cumin powder.
  15. You need 1/3 tsp of curry powder.
  16. It's 1/3 tsp of chat masala.
  17. You need 4 tbsp of cooking oil.

If you are an okra/lady finger/bhindi fan, you are going to love this Indian okra delicacy. If you have not tried Okra before, this easy bhindi masala gravy recipe will definitely be the one you would want to try. Then do give this Bhindi and Paneer Masala Recipe a try. In this recipe, soft paneer and ladies finger are cooked in a tangy rich tomato gravy flavoured with Indian spices.

Bhindi and Shallots Masala step by step

  1. Cut the bhindi in 1and 1/2 inches. Chop the potato to small square sizes. Clean and wash the shallots. Take the ingredients of 'masala paste', add a little water and make the paste..
  2. Heat oil in a kadhai and fry the chopped bhindi. Then fry the cut potato and diced onions..
  3. To the remaining oil in the kadhai add ponch phutan and allow to crackle. Add finely chopped onion and saute till translucent. Thea add shallots and chopped green chilli and saute on a medium flame for 1 minute..
  4. Add chopped tomatoes to the kadhai and cook till soft and mushy..
  5. Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Mix the masala paste and saute on low flame till the oil separate from the masala..
  6. Then add the fried bhindi, potato and diced onions and garam masala. Add 1/3 cup water, cover and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes. You can garnish with chopped green coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice /chapati..

To begin making the Bhindi and Paneer Masala Recipe, grind the tomatoes along with cinnamon, cardamom, clove, garlic, ginger. Bharwa Bhindi is a popular Indian dish where okra (bhindi) are stuffed with a spicy filling! This vegan dish goes well with breads like roti or paratha. Another way in which bhindi was cooked in my home was by stuffing it with spices aka bharwa bhindi. Bharwa=stuffed and Bhindi=okra so in this recipe.