Bhindi in Bengali is called
"Dharosh". Dharosh is also an expression addressed to mean stupid or
imbecile. It was my mother's favourite word to describe me when I was growing
up. I am sure in Bengal, sometime or the other; every parent might have used
this epithet on their wards in reference to a silly mistake. But how the
connection between Dharosh and this allusive adjective came into effect is
still unknown to me because I don't find bhindi anyway near to stupid looking.
Anyway, this spicy bhindi
is my all-time favourite accompaniment with roti or chapati. Besides tasting
delectable, it is also a healthy dish full of nutrition.
Ingredients: Cooking
time: 20-30 minutes
ü 500 gm dharosh or okra or bhindi or
Ladyfinger
ü 1 onion (chopped)
ü 1 tomato (chopped)
ü 1 yellow or red bell pepper or both
combined (chopped)
ü 4-5 green chillies (chopped)
ü 1 tsp ginger paste
ü 1 tsp turmeric powder
ü 1 tsp dry red chilli powder
ü Salt to taste
ü 1 tsp sugar (optional)
ü 1 tsp cumin powder
ü 1 tsp coriander powder
ü 1 tsp garam masala powder
ü 1 tsp panphoron (a mix of five spices
including nigella seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and black
mustard seeds.)
ü White oil for cooking
Method:
1) Wash the bhindis
properly under running water. Pat them dry. Then cut into 1/2 inch long
pieces discarding the head and tail of the bhindis.
2) Heat oil in a wok.
When oil becomes piping hot, add panchphoron and allow them to crackle.
3) Toss in the bhindis
and shallow fry them. Add onion, green chillies, tomato and bell peppers.
Toss them together and fry them lightly.
4) Add ginger paste,
turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and dry red chilli powder.
Mix in.
5) Cook covered on medium
flame for few minutes till the vegetables are cooked through. (If any time while cooking, the curry
becomes too dry sticking to the bottom of the pan, give a splash of water of
keep the moist in.)
6) Add salt, sugar and
garam masala powder. Cook for 2 minutes more before switching off the heat.
7) Serve hot with rice or
chapati.
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my fav veg okra .. and i love any dish made of okra ..thank u so much for sharing ..i will try today
ReplyDeletei m obsessed with "Dharosh' or "bhindi". Can have everyday in every meal. ll try this recipe soon
ReplyDeleteThanks Shilpa and Shabali for liking my post.
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