Stuffed Bhindi - Bharwan Bhindi

 

Ingredients: 
• Ladies finger 15-20 no
• 1 big onion finely chopped (stir fry in 1 tbsp of oil until it turns brown)
• 3/4 cup medium sized bowl of peanuts (fry peanuts in a little oil and grind it coarsely)
• garlic paste -1 tsp
• ginger paste-1 tsp
• coriander leaf
• turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• cumin powder -1/4 tsp
• coriander powder -1 tsp
• garam masala-1 tsp
• chilli powder -1 tsp
• jaggery- 1 tsp
• amchur powder -1/2 tsp
• salt
• oil

Preparation

1. mix all the ingredients except ladies finger and saute it in a pan for few mins to remove the raw taste
2. wash and clean ladies fingers , dry it and slit it on one side.
3. Stuff each ladies finger with the ingredients mixed in step 1.
4. heat a non -stick pan, add 3 tbsp oil , once oil is heated, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder , turmeric powder .
5. Add the stuffed ladies finger and stir well.
6. turn heat low and cover with lid.
7. turn and cook all the sides of ladies finger properly

PS: you can shallow fry the ladies finger first and saute the stuffed ingredients separately and stuff inside the ladies finger also. this ensures proper cooking of ladies finger.