Bhindi Bhaji
Bhindi Bhaji is a Maharashtra Indian dinner dish made with okra, onion, green chillies, turmeric powder and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 20 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~280 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Maharashtra (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 250g okra (bhindi), washed and dried
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 2 green chillies, slit
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp amchur (dry mango) powder
- Fresh coriander for garnish
Method
- 1Trim ends of okra and slice into 1-inch pieces.
- 2Heat oil in a wide pan, add cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add sliced onion and green chillies.
- 3Sauté onion until light golden. Add the sliced okra and turmeric powder.
- 4Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until okra is tender and no longer sticky.
- 5Add salt and amchur powder. Cook for another 5 minutes until slightly crispy.
- 6Garnish with fresh coriander. Serve hot with chapati or dal rice.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
