Bhindi Masala Recipe or bhindi fry– Indian style cooked okra with lot of different spice powders. It is very easy and quick to make semi-dry kind of sabzi.
I just gave this dish a name ‘Bhindi Masala’ because we are going to use lot of malasa (aka spice powders) in the recipe. This is the best ‘no onion no garlic bhindi fry recipe’.
This subzi has ton of flavors, it has balanced flavor of sweetness and sourness from fennel and amchur. You can adjust the red chili as per your taste. 1 teaspoon will give you medium spicy taste.
I usually make this okra sabzi once in two weeks. Dear husband always loves any bhindi recipe.
I got this recipe from a cookbook. Now I do not remember the name of cookbook. Hubby dropped me to the nearby library while he was attending his work meeting. I found an interesting Indian cookbook and noted down the recipe in my note. The original recipe was for stuffed okra. But I like the stuffed one Gujarati style, so made the recipe this way. But if you want you can stuff the okra with this masala. Just make vertical slit in okra without breaking it into two and stuff the masala mixture and cook. Here I have shared stuffed okra.
Check out other bhindi recipes
aloo bhindi // bhindi do pyaza // bhindi bhaji // crispy bhindi fry.
How to make bhindi masala (Step by Step Recipe with Photos):
1) check out here, how to clean and cut okra, so it will not be slimy.
2) Now take all the dry spices (Clockwise – turmeric powder, coriander powder, fennel seeds powder, garam masala, red chili powder, amchur powder. In the center top is roasted cumin powder and bottom one is chaat masala.)
3) Mix them well along with the salt. Be careful while adding salt, as your chaat masala might have some salt in it.
4) Add spice mixture to okra.
5) And mix well with the hand, so that all the masala is coated well. Why not add spices in the pan along with orka in the oil? Because in this recipe there are too many spices and to get mix properly you might need to stir for a while with spatula. And as you know that okra will become slimy if you stir it too many times. That’s why I added before.
6) Heat the oil in pan on medium heat. Once hot add okra. And mix once so oil gets coated.
7) Cover the pan and let it cook. Stir in between to make sure that okra it not sticking to the pan. As okra cooks, they shrink and become darker in color.
8) Once cooked switch off the stove and serve.
Serving suggestion: I have served this bhindi masala as a side dish with Goan Varan bhaat. Like all other dry subzis, this can be served with phulka or paratha. It can be served with dal-rice combo as well.
Bhindi Masala recipe (Bhindi fry)
Ingredients (1 cup = 240 ml)
- 250 grams or ½ lb or 3 cups Okra (Bhindi) sliced
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 3 teaspoons Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Amchur powder (Dried mango powder)
- 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon Chaat masala
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash the okra well.
- Wipe and dry those well using paper towel or kitchen towel.
- Then cut the head and tail part off. Slice okra in half.
- While slicing the okra do wipe off the sticky knife with paper towel, this also helps to avoid stickiness while and after cooking okra. Do repeat cleaning knife as it gets sticky.
Making bhindi masala recipe:
- Now take all the dry spices in a bowl and mix them well along with the salt.
- Add spice mixture to okra.
- And mix well with the hand, so that all the masala is coated well.
- Heat the oil in pan on medium heat.
- Once hot add masala coated okra. And mix once so oil gets coated.
- Cover the pan and let it cook. Stir in between to make sure that okra it not sticking to the pan.
- As okra cooks, they shrink and become darker in color.
- Once cooked switch off the stove and serve.
Sneha
I actually hate bindi…but I tried this one yesterday…it was damn delicious…thanks for the wonderful recipe.. trust me,from now on whenever I get bhindi…this will be made for sure 😄😄
Kanan
Very happy to hear that it came out good.
Thank you for your feedback.
Sandhiya
I tried stuffed bindi
It came out well
Thanks a lot
Kanan
Glad to hear this
Rakesh Mishra
Good even i will try one day and enjoy it’s fabulous taste
Kanan
Do give it a try, you will like it.
Happy Cooking !!
Sana
I tried this and it was very delicious. So simple to make and yet very tasty! The balance of spices is perfect
Kanan
Thank you Sana for the feedback. Happy to know that you liked.
Vidya
deliciouse and easy to cook
Kanan
glad that you liked it.
Rashi
Amazing recipe…had cooked once b4 …re did today…my hubby loved it…thanks
Kanan
Awesome, nice to hear that you both loved it. Thanks Rashi.
Daniel
Very good recipe I like it so much Thanks reminding me agisn
Kanan
Good to know that you liked it
Sushma
Hi Kanan…tried out the recipe..gotta say it was finger licking delicious! Thank YOU
Kanan
Thank you Sushma for positive review. Nice to know that it came out good
Ludveena Coutinho
Thanks Kanan tried the Bhendi Masala today, The only little change is that I also fried Potatoes and added in the mixture, turned out well. I liked it hope my family will like it too
Kanan
addition of fried potatoes would be fantastic. I am sure your family will like it as well.
Ludveena Coutinho
Thanks Kanan tried the Bhendi Masala today, I liked it hope my family will like it too
Anjali
Great recipe!! I just made it and it is delicious. Thank you!
Kanan
Nice to know that you enjoyed.
Dienekes
Thanks for such a quick and easy recipe. Coincidentally Navratras are going on and I planned to cook a surprise vegetable for my wife, and stumbled upon this recipe. Especially the dry/cut mechanism and mixing the spices early on were really helpful.
Now I just hope that my wife likes what I cooked off from the recipe.
Kanan
good to know that recipe is helpful to you. Please do let us know how you and your wife like it. Thank you.
Vandna
I’ve made this recipe twice and it comes out perfect everytime, the mix of spices complements the bhindi. I did saute the bhindi with some sliced red onions.
Kanan
Thanks for the feedback Vandna. Sliced onions would be great addition to the dish
dinesh
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Kanan
Thank you Dinesh.
suhani
Hi kanan..this recipe looks so easy to make..will surely try it soon and let u know how it turned out..
Kanan
Thanks Suhani. I am sure you will like this. 🙂