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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Onion Okra (Bhindi Do Pyaza)


 
“Onion Okra” or “Bhindi Do Pyaza” is one all time favorite vegetarian dish. This dish is a good combination with steamed rice as well as roti or chapatti. . Try this and let me know if you like it.  Please rate and comment on my video; also subscribe to my channel for regular updates.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Okra (Bhindi) : 1 pound or approx 500 grams  (Wash okra with fresh water and cut the base)
Onion Sliced : 1 medium size
Onion Chopped : 1 medium size
Shallot Onion : 20 pieces (remove skins)
Cilantro : 1 bunch chopped
Green Chili : 2 sliced
Mustard oil : 6 tea spoons
Yogurt : 2 tea spoons
Ginger garlic paste : 2 tea spoon
Black Cumin : 1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tea spoon
Cumin powder : 2 tea spoons
Cumin seed : 1 tea spoon
Salt : to taste
Sugar : to taste

Method:
  1. Heat some oil on a deep frying pan and fry sliced onions until dark brown color. Keep them separate for now.
  2. Put a cooking pan on the oven and add 6 tea spoons mustard oil on it.
  3. When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and black cumin seeds to it.
  4. Let these cumin seeds fry little bit and then add chopped onions and shallot onions.
  5. Fry these onions with the oil and cumin seeds slightly and then add ginger garlic paste, green chili, turmeric powder and cumin powder.
  6. Again fry all these together for few more minutes.
  7. When onions started turning into light brown color, add okra, salt and sugar.
  8. Mix all these very well, add 1 cup water and allow some time to boil all these by putting a lid on it. Let it boil for 10 minutes.
  9. After 10 minutes open the lid, check if okra is boiled properly and then mix 2 tea spoons of yogurt with it.
  10. Add fried onions and chopped cilantro with it, mix everything together and Onion Okra or Bhindi Do Pyaza is ready.