This is a simple recipe, which was handed down to me by my mother. I belong to a Gujarati family where bhindi is a common favourite. It happens to be simple and yet innovative and different in style. It gives a different taste to the traditional stuffed okra recipe. But it has been a common favourite of all those who have tried it and therefore, I would like to share it here.

Ingredients

• Bhindi (Okra) 250 gms
• Ginger ½ inch
• Garlic 5-6 big cloves
• Fresh green coriander 8-9 strands
• Green Chillies 3
• Peanuts 10-15
• Tumeric 1/2tsp
• Red chilly powder according to taste
• Lemon juice 1 tbsp
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• Oil 4 tbsp

Method

1. Wash and clean the bhindi (okra) and allow to dry on an absorbent cloth
2. Now grind the ginger, garlic using a traditional stone grinder or in a mixer. If doing in a mixer don’t make a very fine paste, let it remain coarse.
3. Then add peanuts to the paste and fresh coriander and grind them also, making a coarse paste. Also add the tumeric and red chilly powder.
4. Now add the sugar and salt and lemon juice to the paste
5. Slit the dry bhindi vertically
6. Now stuff the bhindi individually with the filling prepared
7. Take some oil in a big pan and heat it
8. Once hot add the bhindi directly into the oil and also add the remaining filling into the oil
9. Now keep stirring the bhindi on a high flame for about 10 minutes
10. Lower the flame to a minimum and cover the pan with lid
11. Put some water in the lid and allow to cook
12. Stir occasionally till the okra appear to be done
13. Serve hot with chapattis