Bharwa Bhindi/Stuffed Bhindi/Stuffed Okra/Stuffed Lady Finger
Bharwa Bhindi is a spicy and tangy recipe prepared by stuffing bhindi and roasting this stuffed bhindi in oil over low flame. The stuffing is prepared by mixing different types of Homemade Spices and Roasted Peanut Powder.
Servings 3 servings
Calories
Equipment
- Heavy Base Thick Pan or Kadai
- Spatula
Ingredients
For Bharwa Bhindi:
- 250 grams Bhindi (Okra/Lady Finger) (Around 20-25 small to medium size Bhindi)
- A pinch Hing (Asafoetida)
- 3 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 2 tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
For Stuffing:
- 6 tablespoon Groundnuts (Peanuts)
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Cumin Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Fennel Powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 1 teaspoon Aamchur Powder/Lemon Juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Preparation:
- Take the Bhindi and wash with Water by rinsing it with the help of hand. After rinsing, drain the Water from the Bhindi.
- Spread the Ladies Finger in a plate and allow it to dry naturally. You can also dry it by wiping the Bhindi with kitchen towel. Bhindi should be completely dry before stuffing.
- With the help of knife cut the edges of both the sides of Bhindi and discard the edges.
- Now slit the Bhindi lengthwise without cutting it into two long halves. It should be intact and should not split. Slit all the bhindi and keep it aside.
Stuffing of Bharwa Bhindi:
- To make the stuffing, switch on the stove and heat pan under low heat. Add the Peanut into it.
- Dry roast the Peanut under low flame till it becomes crispy. Take it out from the pan and spread them in a plate. Allow it to cool.
- On cooling, transfer them into mixer grinder jar and grind it to make smooth powder.
- Take out the Peanut Powder in a large bowl. Add all the spices to it such as Turmeric Powder, Cumin Powder, Fennel Powder, Coriander Powder, Ginger Garlic Paste, Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder, Garam Masala and Aamchur Powder.
- Also add Salt to it. Mix them uniformly to prepare the stuffing. Check the salt before stuffing it in bhindi.
- Take one slit bhindi. With the help of spoon or hand, stuff the masala into it. Repeat this step for each slit bhindi. Keep it aside.
Preparation of Bharwa Bhindi:
- Now heat 3 tablespoon Oil in a pan over medium heat.
- On heating, reduce the flame to low and add Asafoetida into the oil. Mix it.
- Immediately add the stuffed bhindi into the oil and arrange them in single layer.
- Cook the Bhindi under low flame so that the bhindi does not burn.
- While cooking, stir the bhindi gently at regular intervals of 3-4 minutes to cook it evenly from all sides.
- While stirring the Bhindi, stir it gently so that the stuffing does not come out.
- If there are any masala stuffing left, you can add it to the pan.
- The Bhindi should be cooked evenly from all the sides. In between check Salt in the bhindi. If the salt is less, you can add extra salt.
- When the Bhindi is cooked properly from all sides, switch off the stove. Bharwa Bhindi is ready to serve.
- Serve Bharwa Bhindi by garnishing with Chopped Coriander Leaves. Serve it with Parantha or Roti or with Dal and Rice. You can also squeeze Lemon Juice over Bhindi before serving.
Notes
- Before cutting and stuffing the bhindi, there should not be any water in bhindi. Wipe the bhindi completely dry otherwise the bhindi will become soggy.
- Bhindi should be slit length wise properly. It should be intact and should not break. It should hold the stuffing properly so that it does not come out while cooking.
- There are various ways of preparing the stuffing. If you want you can skip the addition of Peanut. If you are not using the peanut, then add extra amount of other spices. Other way of preparing stuffing is by using Besan. I will share this in my coming posts.
- While frying, spread the bhindi in the pan in a single layer so that each and every bhindi fries properly.
- Cook the bhindi under low flame so that it does not burn and is cooked properly.
- To make the Bharwa Bhindi more spicy and tangy, add more Chilli Powder and Dry Mango Powder.
- While cooking, do not over stir the bhindi or else it may break and stuffing may come out.
- Cook the Bhindi uncovered.