Dear Single Friends,

I am going to progress further in the realm of self cooking and encourage you take up to cook vegetables. To begin with we will start with simple OKRA or 'Bhindi'.

To prepare this dish we need :-

1. 200gms OKRA/Bhindi, which has been previously washed, wiped and dried.

2. 01 small onion

3. 01 tps jeera/cumin

4. 3/4 tps red chilly powder

5. 1/2 tps turmeric powder

6. 01 tps dry coriander powder

7. 1/2 tps garam masala/curry powder.Salt to taste

8. 02 small tomatoes, 03 pods garlic and 1'' ginger

9. 02 sprigs fresh coriander, diced.Two long green chillies

10.03 Tps cooking oil



METHOD

1. Wipe each okra/bhindi and remove the crown and tip.Dice each in to 1cm size.

2. Peel and cut onion into slices.Dice garlic and ginger.

3. Take a kadai/wok pour in the cooking oil. As it heats, put in jeera,garlic,ginger
and the two whole green chillies and fry till garlic gets brown.

4. Add to the wok the diced okra/bhindi, and stir.

5. Reduce the flame,fry the okra stirring to cover all of the okra with oil.

6. Keep on stove and every now and then stir the veg.. making sure that it cooks and does not burn too much.When you feel the Okra is half cooked add the sliced onion and mix well.Cover.

7. When you find okra cooked and the onion has wilted add all the masalas along with salt to taste and stir.Cover for one minute, switch off the stove, uncover and add the tomatoes, mix.

8. Remove to dish and garnish with fresh coriander.


The above is good for two helpings.