Besanwali Bhindi

Introduction:

Lady finger or Bhindi is a popular dry veg. It is cooked in so many ways in different cuisines. I'm telling you a very special yet easy way to prepare bhindi veg with gram flour. It is a very popular way to cook bhindi in marwari cuisine.

Ingredients:

Lady finger(bhindi): 250 gms

Gram flour(besan): 2 tsp

Green chilli: 2

Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp

Corriander powder: 1 tsp

Fenel seeds powder(saunf): 1 tsp

Dry mango powder: 1/2 tsp

Salt: to taste
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
Asefoetida: a pinch
Lemon juice: 1/4 tsp

Oil: 3 tsp

Scraped coconut: for garnishing

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 6-7 mins

Serves for: 2 persons

Method:

Wash and cut each lady finger into 4 halves. Similarly chop the green chillies. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and asefoetida. When it starts crackling, add gram flour to it. Fry it on medium flame for a minute stirring continuosly. Add bhindi to it with all the spices and lemon juice. Mix well. cover the pan and cook the veg on low flame for 3-4 mins. Open the lid and mix the veg. Check whether the bhindi is soft or not. If not, cook for 2-3 mins more. Garnish the veg with scraped coconut or chopped corriander.

TIPS:

1. Do not cook the veg on high flame because Bhindis start to get burnt on high flame.

2. Lemon juice is added to avoid the stickiness of lady fingers.

3. Maake sure that besan is well cooked before adding bhindis to it.

4. You can cook the same veg with chopped onions.