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Dahi Bhendi - Okra Curry

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Dahi Bhendi - Okra Curry

Its time to blog now and today’s recipe is a simple lady’s finger curry where tender lady’s fingers are cooked in dahi (curds). It’s a recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor’s Low Fat Vegetarian Cookbook, simple to make, tasty, low in calories and goes well both with steamed white rice and chapatis.

Dahi Bhendi with hot steamed white rice

Dahi Bhendi Recipe

Recipe source: Sanjeev Kapoor’s Low Fat Vegetarian Cookbook

Prep & Cooking: 30 mts

Serves 3-4 persons

Cuisine: North Indian

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Ingredients:

250 gms tender lady’s fingers (I used baby okra, wash and pat dry with a kitchen towel, trim the top and ends)

½ inch ginger piece

¼ tsp pepper corns

1 tbsp oil

1 dry red chilli (tear into two pieces)

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 green chillis slit lengthwise

1 tsp coriander pwd

pinch of turmeric pwd or haldi

1 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour) dry roast the flour stirring constantly till it gives a roasted aroma

1 cup curds (made from skimmed milk)

salt to taste

1 Peel the ginger and make a paste of pepper corns and ginger. Keep aside. Whisk the curds and keep aside.
2 Heat oil in a cooking vessel and add the dry red chilli and cumin seeds and stir fry till the aromas come out.
3 Add the green chillis, coriander pwd, turmeric pwd, besan and stir well for a few seconds. Don’t burn it.
4 Add the trimmed and cut lady’s fingers (which have been stir fried in a tbsp of oil for 3-4 mts) and salt and cook over medium heat stirring frequently for 4-5 mts.
5 Stir in the ginger-pepper corn paste.
6 Reduce flame and add the whisked curds and mix well and cook covered for 12-15 mts stirring occasionally or till the okra is cooked and you get the desired curry consistency.
6 Serve hot with white steamed rice or chapatis.

Dahi Bhendi with Chapati

Note:

Cut each okra into two pieces if they are long. I usually heat a tsp of oil in a pan and fry the trimmed okras for 3-4 mts stirring continuously, before adding to the spices.

Dahi Bhendi - Lady's Fingers curry (cooked in curds)
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By sailu • Jul 26th, 2006 • Category: All Recipes, Curries & Gravies, Dairy & Milk, North Indian Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes

46 Responses »

  1. Kalyan on July 26th, 2006 at 5:25 am:

    Bendakaya + Pappu ? I’ve never heard/tasted this combination.
    But then,if *you* make it, it has to be good

    :D
    Kalyan

    Kalyan, there is absolutely no pappu in this recipe. Its Bendakaya + Perugu combination..:)

  2. Jeff on July 26th, 2006 at 8:07 am:

    I’ve seen a few okra recipes lately…I really should try making one at some point

  3. Karthi Kannan on July 26th, 2006 at 8:54 am:

    oh Sailu!
    glad to see you back! Nice recipe, i wwould definitely try it since i love any yogurt based curries. am sure it would taste yumm!

  4. Priya on July 26th, 2006 at 9:11 am:

    Welcome back Sailu, and thanks for the wonderful recipe too, will try it as soon as I can get hold of some fresh bhendi :-)

  5. Indosungod on July 26th, 2006 at 9:12 am:

    Okra curry looks tasty, nice to see you back

  6. shilpa on July 26th, 2006 at 10:10 am:

    Good to see you back Sailaja. I love bhindi and your pictures look very tempting. I will try it soon :).

  7. Paz on July 26th, 2006 at 1:41 pm:

    Glad to read that all is well with you. Glad to see you blogging again.

    I love okra and this is recipe looks delicious.

    Paz

  8. Revathi on July 26th, 2006 at 3:01 pm:

    Wow Sailu
    Never heard of this recipe. Looks good. But tell me when u heat does the curds not split… Is it ok if it splits ???

  9. Tanuja on July 26th, 2006 at 3:29 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    Nice to see u back with nice yummy dish,bendakaya is my fav veggie,nenu try chestanu mee recipe nee tapakunda thanks for sharing this dish.

  10. Priya on July 26th, 2006 at 5:43 pm:

    Good to see you back Sailu !
    Lovely recipe, a must try one. Cant wait to try it.

  11. gattina on July 26th, 2006 at 7:16 pm:

    So happy to “see” you back! I just had my dinner but your okra curry is making me drool!!! And look at that excellent sauce, I won’t let a single drop left on the plate!

  12. sowmya on July 26th, 2006 at 8:14 pm:

    your okra curry looks yummy.i’ve been trying your recipies and all have worked out well.thanks so much for that.
    please do post chilli chicken and chicken 65 varieties also.
    thank you
    sowmya

  13. menutoday on July 26th, 2006 at 9:24 pm:

    Hi Sailu,
    Nice Bhindi curd Curry. It Looks Yummy!! Thanx

  14. Krithika on July 27th, 2006 at 8:25 am:

    Yay ! You are back. Mouth-watering pictures as usual.

  15. Sumitha Shibu on July 27th, 2006 at 11:20 am:

    Sailu thank goodness you came to blogging!I missed your new recipes!Love this one!

  16. BDSN on July 27th, 2006 at 2:10 pm:

    HI Sailu!!

    I dropped by to telll that I tried ur badam kheer and it came out so well and became a hit at my potluck!!But now I can’t wait to try ur dahi bhendi!!

  17. Ashwini on July 27th, 2006 at 3:20 pm:

    Good to have you back Sailu. Dahi bhendi is my all time fave way to have the vege coz I love yogurt. Your version looks delish

  18. sudha on July 27th, 2006 at 5:59 pm:

    Good to see you again. I love okra..should try your recipe.

  19. Radha on July 27th, 2006 at 7:28 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    Good to see you back.Great pictures and recipes once again.

  20. ArSu on July 27th, 2006 at 7:33 pm:

    Welcome back Sailu…dahi bendi…sounds delicious..

  21. Tin on July 28th, 2006 at 11:58 am:

    Hi Sailu,

    I’m glad to see you back to cooking and I hope all is well with you and to your family as well..

    These dish looks really healthy and okra is one of my favorite veggies. Thanks for sharing it!

    Take care! Hugs…

  22. VINEELA on July 28th, 2006 at 12:28 pm:

    Hi
    Sailu,
    GLAD to see you back.
    Thanks for sharing yummy Dahi Bhendi.
    Vineela

  23. Puspha on July 28th, 2006 at 3:07 pm:

    The pix look great.

  24. InjiPennu on July 29th, 2006 at 4:13 pm:

    Glad to see you back! And thanks for the Okra recipe.My husband loves Okra.

  25. shaheen on July 29th, 2006 at 10:01 pm:

    Thanks for the okra recipe.This is a must try.

  26. Archana on July 30th, 2006 at 10:30 pm:

    Welcome back Sailu, i have been coming here almost everyday. Thank you for the recipe.

  27. 30in2005 on July 31st, 2006 at 9:39 am:

    I made this last night for dinner. And it turned out beautifully - just like your pictures. And we both loved it - a refreshing spin on the normal dry bhindi we normally make and eat!

    Your recipes are a treat!

  28. ramana on August 2nd, 2006 at 2:25 am:

    Hi Sailu,

    Your website is exhaustive with lots of recipes and done very professionally.. I do blog now and then in my site dukkipati.blogspot.com including pickle recipes. I have the recipe for nalla karam. I come from a place which is near to Gudivada, a small town with your surname.

  29. nandita on August 9th, 2006 at 2:04 am:

    Nice bhindi dish Sailu-this one looks so rich and creamy and yet it’s low fat, surely worth trying-

  30. prema on August 13th, 2006 at 11:44 am:

    The recipe is different and good. i tried this out and liked it. usually i make okra with onions and tomatoes. this was different without onions , with curd and it was easy to make too.

  31. madhu on September 20th, 2006 at 12:59 pm:

    hi sailu
    this item is very spl and simply superb.thank u for the recipe.
    Madhu

  32. Parvin on October 8th, 2006 at 1:00 am:

    hi

    i happened to see this site just by chance…. looks real good…. am very fond of cooking but cant get much time to do it….. but dahi-bhindi really looks delicious!!! i must try it i guess!!!!

  33. lavanya on October 17th, 2006 at 7:01 pm:

    hai

    This is the first time I’m visiting ur site. its really gr8 n I’m happy to c this site. i came to know thru my frd. I’m gonna try all ur recipes definitely.

  34. vijaykumar.B on November 4th, 2006 at 11:03 am:

    Sailugaru bhendi dahi curry chala bagundi chalathanks.

  35. Sudha on November 14th, 2006 at 3:02 am:

    I tried your dahi-bhindi recipe. It turned out awesome. Thanks!

  36. Yamini on February 4th, 2007 at 9:44 pm:

    hi sailu,

    after trying out a few recipes from ur site i fell in love with ur site.i didn’t know how to prepare a liquid curry with bhindi, but this recipe came to my rescue when my hubby constantly asked me to cook a curry with bhindi instead of the usual fry i make. just today i tried this recipe and it turned out excellent. thanq very much for a mouth watering recipe.

  37. smitha on March 4th, 2007 at 7:00 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    I prepared this recipe yesterday night and believe me it came out really good. We had it yesterday night and this afternoon with chapati. Loved it :-) thank you

    -Smitha

  38. Kanchana on March 21st, 2007 at 7:45 pm:

    Sailu,

    Yahoo has stolen your bhindi picture. See the dining hall post on it. Inji Pennu has posted some screen shots, and I believe the fourth picture from your okra curry page has been lifted. YOu should check and confirm. See dining hall asap.
    Kanchana

  39. Umang Jani on August 13th, 2007 at 7:46 pm:

    Tried this recipe and it turned out to be delicious.

    Thanks

  40. curryinkadai on September 28th, 2007 at 10:20 am:

    Wow your pictures are simply superb! i believe its not the camera , its you! awesome. Heres my recipe for okra http://curryinkadai.blogspot.com/2007/09/spicy-okra-curry-bendi-masala.html

  41. Satya on October 20th, 2007 at 3:21 pm:

    Hi, I tried this and sooo tasty. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Take care, Satya

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  44. Shiva on February 26th, 2008 at 8:48 am:

    OMG ! Mouth watering recipe…. ur website is absolutely the best ! Keep it up :)

  45. sarayu on June 10th, 2008 at 5:09 pm:

    hi sailu,
    ur site is fabulous
    thanq
    it is helping the guys in starting stage of cooking like me

    :)

  46. jaspa on December 17th, 2009 at 3:34 am:

    hi it is fantastic i love it u people are mind blowing.

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