Bhindi Do Pyaza (Okra Onion dry curry)

Bhindi/ Okra/ Lady's finger is a vegetable when cooked tastes really good and also is highly nutritious. I'm going to show my way of making Bhindi do Pyaaza. Pyaaz means onion in Hindi. This is a dry curry (sabzi) and can be taken along with chappathi/ phulka/ rice.

Ingredients:

• Bhindi/ Okra/ Lady's finger/ Vendakka - 1/4 kg
• Onions / Pyaaz - 2
• Tomatoes - 2
• Ginger-garlic paste
• Green chillies - 3
• Red Chilly powder -  1 spn
• Turmeric power - 1 spn
• Dry mango powder/ Amchur powder (available in grocery stores) - 1/2 spn
• Salt
• Edible oil

Preparation:

• Chop bhindi into long pieces and keep aside.
• Chop onions into long pieces and keep aside.
• Chop tomatoes and keep aside.
• Take a frying pan and heat 3 tspns edible oil.
• Put the chopped bhindi / okras into the heated oil and saute well in high flame.
• We want the color of the okras to change to dark green.
• After sauteing for 2-3 mins in high flame you can close the pan with a lid and keep it in low flame.
• Keep sauteing at intervals. 
• After 10 mins the color of the okras/ bhindis will turn to dark green. Now transfer it to a plate and keep aside.
• Again pour 3 tspns of oil into the pan, heat it.
• Now add the onions, green chilies and ginger-garlic paste and saute well till the onions turn golden brown.
• Keep the mix aside when done.
• Add 4 tspns oil one more time to the pan, heat it and now add the tomatoes and saute for 4 mins.
• Once the tomatoes are sauteed, add the sauteed bhindi and sauteed onions into the pan and mix well.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, amchur powder and salt and mix well in medium flame. 
• You can also add 2-3 tspns of oil now.
• Saute for 5mins and then close it with a lid. Let it remain closed for 5mins.

Spicy and tasty Bhindi do pyaaza is ready! Treat yourself with some hot phulkas.

Chopped and sauteed vegetables