If you want to make something light for dinner, try this easy and quick Okra fry. It's fast, easy to make, and a simple dish to add to lunch or dinner. It pairs well with flatbreads (such as roti or paratha) as well as with dal rice. It's naturally gluten-free and vegan stir fry.
Bhindi Fry | Indian Okra Stir Fry
Bhindi fry is a typical everyday dish in any part of our country. It can be cooked alone or combined with potatoes to make aloo bhindi. You can make this a main course dish by serving it with roti and paratha. I also make this as a side dish with dal rice. It goes well with both roti and rice.
This bhindi fry is different from that of the bhindi masala or bhindi do pyaza. This is stir-fried with aromatic spices. I do add lots of onion and garlic to the dish. If you want to make a no-onion, no-garlic dish or a Jain dish, skip the onion and garlic.
This is a quick and easy dish. However, bhindi has a bad reputation for being slimy when cooked. Hence, a few things you need to take care of when making any okra/ bhindi recipe.
How do you cook okra without slime?
Making okra or bhindi will be tough if it gets slimy and sticky. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that it does not become sticky and slimy during cooking.
If okra is wet, then it will become slimy. So if you are planning to make bhindi fry, then wash it well in advance. Allow it to dry at room temperature. Or take a kitchen towel and wipe it off completely, then spread it out to air dry for some time. This will make the okra less slimy.
Again, while cooking, saute it on a high flame. Cooking on high heat eliminates a lot of slime. If you are adding okra to another dish, then first fry it and then add it to whatever dish you are making.
Sautรฉing is another excellent method to cook out the slime, but you need to sautรฉ for 10-15 minutes on a medium flame. Don't let water come in contact with water vapour while cooking.
With the right prepping and cooking method, bhindi will be crispy and delicious in any recipe.
Tips for buying good okra
Size: The smaller and younger pods are less slimy.
Color: The darker pods are fresh and young. Go for such okra pods.
Texture: Snap off the tail or tip. Fresh ones will break off crisp and easily.
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Recipe Card for Stir-Fried Bhindi
Bhindi Fry (Stir-fried Okra)
Ingredients
- 250 gm Bhindi or Okra
- 1 Onion
- 2 Green chilli finely chopped
- 6 - 8 Garlic pods finely chopped
- 1 Tomato optional
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- ยฝ tsp Carom seeds or Ajwain
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- ยฝ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- ยฝ tsp Aamchur powder
- 4 tbsp Oil (refined/mustard)
Instructions
Preparation for bhindi fry
- Wash bhindi properly. Look for if any holes or worms.
- Wipe them dry with kitchen towel. Then let it air dry for some time before chopping.
- Chop the crown and base of each okra. Then chop into desired width (possible 0.5 cm or so)
- Slice onion thin. Slit green chillies or fine chop that.
Making Bhindi Fry
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Once oil is hot, add cumin seeds and carom seeds. Let it crackle completely.
- Add chopped garlic, green chillies. Saute for 10 - 15 seconds.
- Then add sliced onions and saute for a minute.
- Add in chopped bhindi and stir gently. Add salt.
- Saute on high flame for some time stirring occasionally.
- Cover with a lid for 2 minutes and keep flame on high.
- Remove cover and add all spices mentioned in ingredients list (except aamchur).
- Give it a nice and gentle stir.
- Cover with lid again and cook on low flame for 7 - 8 minutes or till it's cooked and light brown.
- Keep stirring every 2 - 3 minutes to avoid burning of okra.
- Add coriander leaves and aamchur powder. Stir well.
- If you want add a pinch of garam masala to the bhindi fry. Turn off gas.
- Serve hot with roti or paratha or dal rice.
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If you are looking for some bhindi recipe, read my bhindi do pyaza, dahi bhindi recipe on blog.
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