Bhindi ki kadhi / Khatti bhindi / Okra in yoghurt and gramflour stew /Bhindi wali kadhi | Bhindi Khadhi

Today I cooked Bhindi ki kadhi for lunch. My family loves this kadhi. This recipe is another variation of kadhi where we don't make pakoras. In this recipe we sauté okra and simmer it into gravy of  gramflour and yoghurt .


This recipe is quite simple and takes less time rather than pakoda kadhi. Okra kadhi is perfect for lunch with hot rice and rotis.

I heard about this kadhi from Mr. Hubby and my Sil for very first time. My Sil told me the traditional chattisgarhi recipe of this kadhi. I made few change and add few more ingredient to enhance the flavor . Hope you all would love it.
If you are bored of pakoda kadhi, I must say " you should give it a try ".

Ingredients

• 250 grams Okra
• 1 tbsp oil

For gravy

• 1.5 tbsp gramflour 
• 400 ml. Yoghurt 
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder or to taste

For tampering

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 pinch asafetida
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seed
• 1/4 tsp mustard seed
• Few curry leaves
• 2 dry red chillies
• 1/2 cup onion finely chopped 
• 1 cup tomatoes finely chopped
• Salt to taste 
• Cilantro for garnishing

 Method

Wash , wipe and cut the okra into small pieces .

Heat oil in a pan . Add okra and sautéed till it is cooked. The only reason to sautee it to get rid of okra's stickiness.

Meanwhile , take a bowl, add 1.5 tbsp gram flour , add  yoghurt , turmeric powder and red chilli powder.

Whisk properly and make a lump free batter.

Now add 1 1/2 cup of water to make this batter watery.

Cover the bowl and keep it aside.
Once okra is  cooked ,transfer it in a plate .

On same pan , heat oil.

Add asafoetida ,fenugreek seeds , mustard seeds, and curry leaves.

After few seconds add dry red chillies and sautéed .

Add onion and sauté till golden.

Add tomatoes and cook it for 2 min.

Add fried okra and give it a mix.

Add  gram flour - yoghurt mix and stir continuously so that yoghurt could not get curdled.

Add salt to taste.

Cove the pan and let it simmer till the mixture starts to thicken.

Let it cook for a while until right consistency .

Garnish with finely chopped cilantro .

Bhindi kadhi

Serve with hot rotis or rice.