Gutti Bendakaya | Stuffed Okra Fry
Best stuffed okra recipe!
MEASUREMENT
1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Ingredients
For Spice Mix –
- 1 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- 3-4 Dried Red Chillies
- Handful of Curry Leaves
- ½ teaspoon Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt as needed
For Guthi Bendakaya -
- 15-18 Tender Okra/Bhindi
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- Salt as needed
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Urad Dal
- Few Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry Bhindi/Okra. Slit each one vertically carefully not to tear it apart. Prepare rest of the Okra similarly.
- Meanwhile, dry roast dried red chillies, jeera until golden and finally add washed curry leaves. Fry for 1-2 mins on low flame.
- Grind into a smooth powder along with turmeric powder and salt.
- Stuff this spice powder into each Okra/Bhindi as much as possible. Repeat this with rest of the Okra.
- In a pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and once they splutter, add curry leaves.
- Place the prepared Okra in the hot pan and gently turn each one after a minute or so.
- Sprinkle salt as needed and cook covered for 6-7 mins.
- Once the Okra is crispy, remove from heat.
- Serve hot with rice or roti.
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