- Sauteing Okra Rinse 250 grams okra in water. Then wipe dry them with a kitchen towel or just allow them to dry them naturally on a plate. Slice off the crown and base of each okra and make a slit on one side. Sprinkle ½ tsp chaat masala and 1/4 tsp salt. Mix and toss the okra very well with the salt and chaat masala. Keep aside for 5 minutes. Heat 4 to 5 tbsp oil in a pan and add the okra. Stir very well. Saute the okra till they become tender and are just about cooked. No need to brown them. Drain them on kitchen paper towels. Prepping Other Ingredients In a dry grinder, powder 14 to 15 cashews finely. If some fat releases while powdering the cashews, its alright. Keep aside. Beat 1/2 cup fresh curd till smooth and keep aside. Crush 1 inch ginger + 4 to 5 garlic + 2 green chilies, crushed to a paste in mortar-pestle. You can also grind these in a small grinder. Also slice the onions thinly and chop the tomato. Making Shahi Bhindi In the same pan, add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida. Saute till the cumin seeds crackle. Then add 1 heaped cup of sliced onions. Stir very well. Saute the onions till they light golden. Then add the crushed ginger-garlic-green chili paste. Stir and saute till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away. Add 1/3 cup finely chopped tomatoes. Stir and then add the ground cashew powder. On a low to medium flame, stir and saute for 5 to 6 minutes till you see oil releasing from the sides. Then add 2 tbsp besan or gram flour, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp coriander powder. Stir and saute for a minute. Lower the flame and then add the beaten curd gradually. As soon as you add the curd, quickly stir so that the curd does not curdle. Stir and mix very well. Now add 1 to 1.25 cups water. Stir again well. Season with salt as required. Simmer the gravy for 2 minutes. Then add the sauteed okra. Stir very well. Now add 1 tbsp milk powder/dairy whitener. 2 tbsp milk powder can also be added, but it makes the gravy a little more sweet. Stir again. Cover and allow the okra curry to simmer for 7 to 8 minutes on a low flame. Serve hot.
Shahi bhindi
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By Shaalini Shaalu
Jan, 12th
567
Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
18
- 20
Ingredients
- Bhindi
- Chat masala
- Sakt
- Oil
- Cumin
- Hing
- Onion
- Tomato
- Green chillies
- Ginger garlic
- Cashew
- Besan
- Curd
- Turmeric powder
- Chilli powder
- Water
- Cream
- Garam masala
- Kasuri methi
- Coriander
