Recipe: Eating on a Dime Bharwa Masala Bhindi with Vegetable Raita - Dalgona Style

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Recipe: Eating on a Dime Bharwa Masala Bhindi with Vegetable Raita - Dalgona Style Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Bharwa Masala Bhindi with Vegetable Raita - Dalgona Style. Bharwa Bhindi or Stuffed Okra is a popular Indian side dish in which bhindi (okra / lady finger) are stuffed with a tangy and spicy masala filling. The key ingredient to make this dish is the spicy bharwa (filling) masala that is made of garam masala, turmeric powder (haldi), red chillies, salt and other curry spices. Meanwhile, it may not be out of place to mention here that being soft and pliant, Bhindi is a well chosen vegetable for stuffing or filling, giving rise to a sumptuous dish called Besanwali (having Besan as a primary ingredient), Bharwa (meaning filled or stuffed) while Bhindi itself stands for okra or the ladies finger.

This is also a North Indian style stuffed okra recipe.

Only spices, okra, salt and oil are used. that's it.

But remember, rinsing, drying and then stuffing the bhindi (okra) does take some time.

You can cook Bharwa Masala Bhindi with Vegetable Raita - Dalgona Style using 25 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Bharwa Masala Bhindi with Vegetable Raita - Dalgona Style

Prepare For of Bharwa Bhindi-.
You need 250 gms of Lady Finger/ bhindi.
You need 1-2 spoon of salt.
It’s 1-2 spoon of red chilli powder(degi).
Prepare 2-3 spoons of dhaniya powder.
You need 1-2 spoon of amchur powder.
It’s pinch of hing.
You need 1 spoon of sauf powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
You need 1 tsp of haldi(optional).
You need 2 tbsp of mustard oil.
You need 1-2 of green chillies chopped.
Prepare 1-2 of medium onions(optional).
It’s For of Vegetable Raita-.
You need 250 gms of curd.
It’s 1 tsp of rock salt.
It’s to taste of salt.
It’s pinch of hing.
You need 1 tsp of roasted jira powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of dry pudina powder.
It’s 1 of onion chopped.
It’s 1 of tomato chopped.
You need 1/2 of cucumber chopped.
It’s as required of few coriander leaves.
It’s 1 tsp of black pepper powder(optional).

Bharwa bhindi is a popular Indian okra fry with a flavorful dry spice stuffing.

Bharwa means stuffed and bhindi means okra in Hindi.

This is a vegan gluten free stuffed okra fry that tastes so good with rice or roti.

Here is how to make bharwa bhindi easily at home.

Bharwa Masala Bhindi with Vegetable Raita - Dalgona Style instructions

Wash the ladyfingers properly and keep it in a strainer to remove the excess water. keep it in the strainer for about 30 minutes. This will help in frying bhindi better..
Now prepare the masala. Mix all the spices together in a bowl. The funda here is to mix all the spices in almost equal quantity. If you are using Kashmiri red chilli powder, then 1- 1/2 tsp is enough. You can add degi red chilli powder around 2 tsp. make the masala according to your quantity of bhindi..
Now once masala is ready, remove the upper portion of bhindi and slit the bhindi in between. Do the same process with all other bhindis..
Now take the slitted bhindi and with help of your hands, fill the masala inside the bhindi and remove the excess masala in the bowl. please see the picture below for reference. while adding masala, press the bhindi a bit so that masala is intact in it..
Now take Kadai preferably iron kadai. heat the kadai and add 2 tbsp of mustard oil. Bhindi tastes best cooked in mustard oil. When oil is hot add a pinch of hing. Now here you can add chopped green chillies and 2 full medium onions. This is optional. I have not added onion here. Now add the masala filled bhindis into the kadai. If a little bit of masala is left int he bowl, you can add it in kadai..
Now let bhindi cook on medium heat and stir it in between. Once bhindi turns blackish in colour, turn off thr heat and check the texture..
For Vegetable Raita :- Take 250 gms curd in a bowl. Add pinch of hing, roasted jira powder, dry pudina powder, salt to taste, rock salt,chopped onion, chopped tomato, chopped cucumber, few coriander leaves, black pepper powder(optional). Mix it well with the helo of whisk or madani. Now add some water and adjust the thickness accordingly..
Serve bharwa bhindi with vegetable raita and hot chapati!! I have served it here as Dalgona Style..

Okra or bhindi is one of the most.

This is one of the richest curry preparations of Indian cuisine and its outright delicious.

The key sub ingredient in making best bharwa bhindi is spicy bharwan (filling) made of dry roasted besan, groundnuts, sesame seeds and various other curry spices.

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