Dahi Bhendi – Okra Curry
Its been a while since I updated my blog due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances. Past few days, I was involved in organising an event and travelling, with hardly any time to access my computer. All is fine at home and thanks for all the enquiries made and wishes sent by my lovely blog friends and visitors.
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 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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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.
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.
By Sailu • Jul 26th, 2006 • Category: All Recipes, Curry Recipes, Dairy & Milk, North Indian Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
Bendakaya + Pappu ? I’ve never heard/tasted this combination.
But then,if *you* make it, it has to be good
Kalyan
Kalyan, there is absolutely no pappu in this recipe. Its Bendakaya + Perugu combination..:)
I’ve seen a few okra recipes lately…I really should try making one at some point
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!
Welcome back Sailu, and thanks for the wonderful recipe too, will try it as soon as I can get hold of some fresh bhendi
Okra curry looks tasty, nice to see you back
Good to see you back Sailaja. I love bhindi and your pictures look very tempting. I will try it soon
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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
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 ???
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.
Good to see you back Sailu !
Lovely recipe, a must try one. Cant wait to try it.
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!
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
Hi Sailu,
Nice Bhindi curd Curry. It Looks Yummy!! Thanx
Yay ! You are back. Mouth-watering pictures as usual.
Sailu thank goodness you came to blogging!I missed your new recipes!Love this one!
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!!
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
Good to see you again. I love okra..should try your recipe.
Hi Sailu,
Good to see you back.Great pictures and recipes once again.
Welcome back Sailu…dahi bendi…sounds delicious..
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…
Hi
Sailu,
GLAD to see you back.
Thanks for sharing yummy Dahi Bhendi.
Vineela
The pix look great.
Glad to see you back! And thanks for the Okra recipe.My husband loves Okra.
Thanks for the okra recipe.This is a must try.
Welcome back Sailu, i have been coming here almost everyday. Thank you for the recipe.
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!
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.
Nice bhindi dish Sailu-this one looks so rich and creamy and yet it’s low fat, surely worth trying-
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.
hi sailu
this item is very spl and simply superb.thank u for the recipe.
Madhu
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!!!!
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.
Sailugaru bhendi dahi curry chala bagundi chalathanks.
I tried your dahi-bhindi recipe. It turned out awesome. Thanks!
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.
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
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
Tried this recipe and it turned out to be delicious.
Thanks
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
Hi, I tried this and sooo tasty. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Take care, Satya
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OMG ! Mouth watering recipe…. ur website is absolutely the best ! Keep it up
hi sailu,
ur site is fabulous
thanq
it is helping the guys in starting stage of cooking like me
hi it is fantastic i love it u people are mind blowing.
Hi,
Thanks for the simple recipe. It was easy to follow and make.
A
Hey Sailu!
I tried the recipe – it came out great! Made it a little on the drier side though… Waiting to try some more of your reicpes… Thanks for sharing!