Kadai Bhindi
Kadai Bhindi Recipe - Stir fried okra and capsicum are mixed with spicy, flavorful onion-tomato kadai masala. This is semi-dry sabzi dish and it goes perfect with roti, paratha.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds (sabut dhaniya)
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds
- 4 Kashmiri dried red chilies (seeds and stems removed)
- 8-10 Black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons + 1 tablespoon Oil
- 2 cup Okra (Bhindi) (chopped)
- ½ cup Capsicum (Green bell pepper) (cubed, I have used red capsicum)
- ½ cup Red onion (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
- 2 teaspoons Garlic paste or freshly grated
- 1 Green chili (slit)
- 2 medium or 1 cup Tomato (pureed)
- Salt (to taste)
- ½ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro or coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Dry the kadai masala ingredients in a pan on medium heat. Do stir constantly for even roasting.
- 2
They get slight color and you will notice the nice aroma of the spices. That time turn off the stove and remove it to a plate.
- 3
Let them cool completely and then grind into fine powder.
- 4
Cook the bhindi first with 1 tablespoon of oil along with little salt. Once cooked and soft, remove it to a plate.
- 5
In the same pan, cook capsicum with 2 teaspoons of oil and little salt. Once cooked and soft, remove it the same plate with bhindi.
- 6
Now heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and add onions and salt. Cook till onions get soft and light pink in color.
- 7
Then add ginger paste, garlic paste and green chili. Saute for a minute.
- 8
Then add pureed tomato and cook till all the water is gone and it becomes thick paste.
- 9
Then mix in freshly ground masala and cook for a minute.
- 10
Now add water to make thick gravy and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- 11
Crush kasoori methi and add into the gravy. Mix well.
- 12
Then add cooked okra and capsicum, mix well and let the mixture get heated through.
- 13
Now turn off the stove and sprinkle coriander leaves.
- 14
It is ready to serve.