Dahi Bhindi | Dahi Wali Bhindi Recipe
Absolutely delicious Indian okra curry. Quick and easy, a 30-minutes recipe that tastes phenomenal with Indian Roti(flatbread), Naan, or next to Daal-Chawal(plain white rice and lentil curry).
Ingredients
- 1 pound okra , washed, pat dried, remove tip and top
- 4 tablespoons oil , olive oil or any other light cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 small yellow onion , minced and water squeezed out
- 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 medium tomatoes , pureed
- 1 ½ teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder , 1 teaspoon for less spicy
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ cup plain yogurt , whisk with a fork until smooth
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Puree the tomatoes and set them aside. Mince the onion in a food processor or finely dice it. Squeeze out all the water from the minced onion.
- Wash the fresh okra thoroughly under running water. Pat dry them completely and cut the tip and top of okra. Chop the okra into ¼ inch round cuts. (see tips for frozen cut okra)
- Heat oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet or a wok. Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds to the hot oil.
- Once the oil gets cloudy around cumin seeds, add minced onion. Cook the onion until golden brown. Takes about 3-4 minutes. Stir periodically in between for evenly caramelized onion.
- Add ginger-garlic paste to the caramelized onion and cook until fragrant for a few seconds. Stir while cooking ginger garlic so it doesn't just sit in a puddle of hot oil and burn down.
- Add okra and stir fry on medium-high heat until all the slimy liquid dissolves and okra softens. Stir in between for even cooking. Turn the heat down to medium. Add all the spices and toss to coat the spices.
- Add tomato puree and mix gently. Cook on low for about 6-8 minutes or until most of the liquid dissolves. (see tips)
- Whisk half a cup of yogurt with a fork or a whisker until smooth. Add in whisked yogurt to the okra and stir well. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes on low heat or until desired consistency. (see tips)
- Turn the heat off. Garnish Dahi wali Bhindi(okra curry) with chopped cilantro and serve it with roti, naan, or as a side dish to Daal-Chawal.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 5g ,Calories: 181kcal ,Carbohydrates: 14.1g ,Protein: 4.5g ,Fat: 12.1g ,Saturated Fat: 1.7g ,Cholesterol: 1mg ,Sodium: 80mg ,Potassium: 546mg ,Fiber: 5.2g ,Sugar: 5.2g ,Calcium: 146mg ,Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is sourced from a third-party application and should be considered as approximate figures for reference purposes only.
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