Finally, I’m back and hope to continue blogging regualry. I’d like to thank all my fellow bloggers , dear friends and family who checked upon me when I was away. I was ill for a few weeks and then work and then my camera stopped working altogether and thats why I was away.
This recipe is a favourite of mine as I added all the masalas I could think of into the bhendi fry and it was a fabulous marriage of the andhra masala and our very dear garam masala. I had to post this as my come back recipe. I didnt know what to call it so I called it ” Bhendi Masala”
Ingedients:
15-20 Fresh Okra
1 teaspoon jeera/ jeelakarra/cumin
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder(optional)
Oil , salt and turmeric to taste
To be ground into a paste:
1 tablespoon dessicated/ fresh scraped coconut
1 tablespoon peanuts
1 teaspoon sesame/til seeds
3 green chillies
1 tablespoon chopped coriander
1 teaspoon ginger
Method:
1. Wash thoroughly, pat dry and cut the ends of the okra and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok and add the cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add the cut okra and fry till tender.
3. Meanwhile take all the ingredients for the paste and grind into a coarse paste and keep aside.
4. Add, turmeric, red chili powder, salt , garam masala and mix well.
5. Before , removing from heat, add the ground paste and let the paste blend and wait until the raw smell goes away.
6. Remove from heat, squeeze lime/lemon juice and serve with rotis or rice.
Note : The same paste can be used for other vegetables like bottle gourd, ridge gourd, eggplant, chayote. Use jeera, dhaniya powder instead of garam masala.
December 20th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
looks great…welcome back…I have been eternally in search of a recipe that will fit the tag of Bendi masala..will try this and confirm!..:D
December 21st, 2007 at 5:55 am
Looks delicious!:))
Welcome back, hope you are feeling well now. I was off too for 3 weeks, busy time of the year. Might be off again next week!
December 21st, 2007 at 8:00 am
Good to see you back Dee, its been a long time
The okra looks delicious and different…good one!
December 21st, 2007 at 9:04 am
Hope you are feeling better. I make something similar but never added sesame or peanuts. I will try this next time.
December 21st, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Good to see you back, Dee. Call in Andhra Benda kaaya
December 21st, 2007 at 2:24 pm
I meant call it…
December 21st, 2007 at 2:32 pm
hey, nice to see ya back!
bhindi looks amazing, love the masala paste
December 21st, 2007 at 3:03 pm
nice to see you back, dee. a happy new year to you.
December 30th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Hi,
This recipe looks very different , i never tried this kind of bhendi masala .The pics look very colorful and delicious.
January 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Looks delicious! I love bhendi in any form…so i will try this out
January 6th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I Really Love this Bendi Preparation.
All the Very Best.
regards,
Raghav.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:31 am
hi Dee, it’s not too easy cooking bhindi correctly, as its very sticky, but you seem to have done it very well:) looks very delicious:)
btw, do take a moment to catch a new event on my blog and would be glad if you could participate…