Bhubaneswar: Stuffed okra or Bharwa Bhindi is basically okra’s are slit and stuffed with chickpea flour and other grounded spices. It is typically served as a side dish to dal rice, and also can be served with roti and chapatis.
INGREDIENTS
For stuffing:
- ¼ cup besan/gram flour/chickpea flour
- ¾ tsp Kashmiri chili powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp turmeric / Haldi
- Salt to taste
- ¾ tsp coriander powder / dhaniya powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder/jeera powder
- 1 tsp aamchur powder / dry mango powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- Pinch of hing / asafoetida
- ¼ tsp ginger paste / adrak paste
Other ingredients:
- 10 bhindi / okra / lady finger
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
- 10 curry leaves/Kadi Patta
- 2 green chilli / hari mirch (slit lengthwise)
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
INSTRUCTIONS
Stuffing/spice mix recipe:
- Firstly, in a small mixing bowl take all the ingredients listed in for stuffing.
- Further, crumble, mix and keep aside.
Bharwa bhindi recipe:
- Firstly, slit the bhindi and stuff the prepared spice mix powder
- Keep all the stuffed bhindi aside.
- Further, heat oil in large kadai and splutter cumin seeds.
- Add in curry leaves and wait for 30 seconds.
- Also, saute onions and green chili till they shrink in size.
- Further, place the stuffed bhindi into the Kadai.
- Add leftover masala over the bhindi and give a gentle mix.
- Furthermore, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Sauté in between till the bhindis get cooked completely.
- Finally, serve bharwa bhindi / stuffed bhindi with rice or roti.
