Bhindi has been and still is one of my favourite veggie to have so since I have started cooking I make it a point to make bhindi atleast once a week. Another reason for making bhindi regularly is because it is a green vegetable and is good for health.
The first thing to take care while making bhindi is that the bhindi you have, is good to cook and not over ripe because that won't taste good at all. The next step is to properly wash it and let it dry overnight. Then I cut them into small peices.
Once bhindi is cut next come your Onion. We generally use red onions and cute them in medium size pieces.
With this the prep is over and cooking starts. I like to cook it in mustard oil as they get a better flavour. So heat about 2-3 spoons ( it is according to the quantity of your vegetable) of mustard oil in a pan.
When the oil is heated it will spread in the pan and its consistency will become thin. Then I added 1 tablespoon of cumin seeds and as soon as they started to crackle I added my chopped onions.
Saute the Onions till they are light golden in color and then add your Bhindi/ okra/ lady finger.
The flame was on medium but after adding Bhindi I turned it to law and covered the pan. It generally takes about 15 min to cook. But the time depends on the quantity that your are cooking with.
I keep checking on them by lifting the lid every 4-5 min (amature cook ..What to do) but when I feel they are almost done I add some salt to taste. When the Bhindi is perfectly cooked I add some garam masala and dhaniya powder to enhance the taste.
Voila !! Bhindi Easy Peasy..
