Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Bharwa Bhindi

Bharwa Bhindi. Bharwa bhindi or stuffed bhindi is a lightly spiced, tasty recipe where okra is stuffed with spice powders and then slow-cooked. These succulently cooked okra taste good as a side with roti, paratha, naan or dal-rice. This bharwa bhindi recipe is also made without onion and garlic.

Bhindi aka okra, is one of my favorite vegetables. In India, we cook okra a lot and almost everyone likes it. It is a Punjabi dish which is nothing but stuffed Okra. You can have Bharwa Bhindi using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Bharwa Bhindi

1. Prepare of Bhindi (Okra).
2. Prepare of Garam Masala.
3. Prepare of Haldi (Turmeric Powder).
4. You need of Salt,.
5. It's of Dhaniya Powder (Coriander Powder).
6. It's of Saunf (Fennel Seeds).
7. It's of Jeera (Cumin Seeds).
8. Prepare of Amchur (Dry Mango Powder), optional.
9. You need of Dry Roasted Besan (Gram Flour), optional.
10. Prepare of Cooking Oil.

It can be stuffed with dry spices and cooked in little oil or the stuffed okra can be cooked with an onion and tomato masala to make Bharwa Bhindi Masala. 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. This is one of the richest curry preparations of Indian cuisine and it's outright delicious.

Bharwa Bhindi step by step

1. Wash a bunch of Bhindi thoroughly. Give it time to dry. If needed you can also use a clean cloth wipe the water. Remove the upper top and lower tip of the Bhindi. Use a knife to make a vertical cut i.e. make a slit across the Bhindi in it's entire length and now keep these slit Bhindi aside..
2. Make Masala for purpose of filling the bhindi by adding Garam Masala, Salt, Haldi (Turmeric Powder), Dhaniya (Coriander) Powder, Saunf (Fennel Seeds), Jeera (Cumin seeds). Optionally dry mango Powder can be added to make it more tangy..
3. Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in the Masala mixture to lubricate it and mix it well. You can also add dry roasted Besan (Gram Flour) in the Masala mixture..
4. Next fill Masala in Bhindis through the slit. Put 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan or kadhai and add the stuffed bhindi to it. After gentle stirring cover the pan with a lid and after 2 minutes open the pan to stir/turn the Bhindi. This should be done delicately so that Bhindis remain intact and at the same time are not over burnt..
5. Reduce flame or heat to low. Watch at interval of 1-2 minutes until Bhindi appears to become tender and turns dark green in colour. Take caution that Bhindis do not stock together or burn..
6. Transfer Bharwa Bhindi to a serving bowl. Some people garnish it with coconut powder. Serve as a side dish with any Indian Bread like Roti, Paratha, Naan, Missi Roti etc. or with rice..

Spicy bharwa bhindi cooked in generous amount of oil enlightens taste buds in every bite. The key sub ingredient in making it best is spicy bharwan (filling) made of dry roasted besan, groundnuts, sesame seeds and various other curry spices. Bharwa Bhindi is a popular Punjabi dish where the Okra (Ladys finger) is stuffed with dry and tangy spices and shallow fried. This is no onion no garlic recipe. The spices used for the stuffing are easily available in any Indian kitchen.