Cocinanispolina: {Recipe}Tava Fry Bhindi |Tava Fried Okra|Tava Fried Lady Finger

Sunday 5 July 2020

{Recipe}Tava Fry Bhindi |Tava Fried Okra|Tava Fried Lady Finger

"Tava Fried Bhindi "or "Tava Fried Okra" is a spicy and slightly tangy side dish which goes best with Indian flat bread "Chapati", "Rice Roti's" or the Fulkas (a method practiced in India by preparing roti's on stove flame). It tastes good when prepared on tava because of the flat surface and tossing on high flame. If the same dish is cooked on Indian Chula it will taste more authentic with smokey flavour. Tava fried bhindi is classic and easy to cook as you require limited ingredients which you use to prepare Bhindi Sabji. Only difference is using of Tava instead of kadai.

Okra or Lady Finger has many Health Benefits too. Its rich in Magnesium, folate (a salt or ester of folic acid), fiber, antioxidant and Vitamin C, K1 and A. Okra is also considered to be beneficial during Pregnancy, for heart health, helps control sugar level and also considered to have anti-cancer properties. (Details from Google)

For the Best Tava Fried Bhindi

Wash the Bhindi/Lady Finger and wipe it.
Cut into small roundels or like julienne.
Tossing of other ingredients should be on high flame
No water used as the tomatoes and onions will leave its juices.
Also add little lemon juice to cut the slimy texture.

In this recipe I have used the flat Tava which is almost 7 years old and use it regularly for preparing Roti's. The surface being flat its little difficult to stir so its better you prepare dish in small quantity. Apart from Tava Bhindi you can try many other recipes like Tava potatoes, Tava Chicken, you can also prepare dry baby prawns chili fry and many more because the recipes prepared on Tava are always very tasty.

Servings 4

Total Time :40 Min

Cooking Time : 20 Min

Cuisine : Indian

Author : Ispolina Silveira

Ingredients

250 Gram Lady Finger/Bhindi

1 Large Onions chopped

1 Large Tomato Chopped

2 Green Chilies Slit

Curry Leaves

1 Tsp Chili powder

1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder

1/4 Tsp Garam Masala

!/2 Lemon Juice

Salt as per Taste

Oil

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Step Wise Preparation With Pictures.

1. Arrange all the Ingredients and begin to cook.Mean While Place Tava on stove.

2. Once oil is heated add oil,the add chilies,curry leaves,chopped onions saute for a min and Tomatoes . Saute all ingredients well until tomatoes leave water.Cover and cook a min or 2.

3. Open the cover and then add turmeric, chili powder, garam masala salt and mix all well.Then add the Bhindi and saute well again.

4. Saute the bhindi in the masala for 2 in continuously on medium high flame. Then add lemon juice and the chopped coriander. Toss well and the Tava Bhindi ready to be enjoyed with Hot Chapati or Fhulka's.