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August 10, 2007 | 36 Comments
BESANWALE BHINDI (Okra with Chickpea Flour)
This Rajasthani dish is flavoured entirely with whole and powdered spices. No onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic. No sauteing for ages.
The harsh desert climate in Rajasthan tilts the cusine in favour of dried spices and gravies that use flour-based ingredients like mangodis and gattas.
It makes sense to prepare it this way, ‘cos without ingredients that release liquid while cooking, you get crisp okra.
Adapted from here. The original recipe has a spicy besan (chickpea flour) stuffing.
Instead of stuffing the whole okra, we chopped it up.
We use a carbon steel wok to get crisp okra. (Selecting a Wok)
**Besan may be subsituted with rice flour.
Ingredients:
About half a pound (1/4 kg.) tender okra
1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
3 green chillies slit
1 tablespoon besan (chickpea flour)
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/3 tsp amchur (dry mango powder) (or 1 tsp lime juice)
3 tbsp oil
salt
1. Wash and wipe the okra and cut it diagonally into inch-long pieces. .
2. Heat the oil in a wok or pan to nearly smoking, add the fennel, cumin, nigella seeds and green chillies, after a few seconds, lower the flame and add the besan and all the powdered spices except the amchoor.
3. Fry for a minute or so, until the besan stops smelling raw, then add the okra and the salt. Stir gently to coat with the spices, and spread them out in an even layer.
4. Leave the pan uncovered on medium flame.Turn them over after 3-4 minutes (maybe more if you are using a non-stick pan) cook them until crisp.
5. Towards the end, add the amchoor powder. Stir for a minute, and take it off the flame.
Serve hot with rotis or with rice and plain yogurt.
Filed Under: besan, Besanwale-Bhindi, chickpea-flour, GARDENING, Okra/Ladyfinger, rajasthan, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
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36 Comments
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hey I too have a similar post :horn:
That looks yummy…could I please be a PG at your place ;;) :embarrass
Love the the furry li’l critters!
:yes: I love okra. My express okra coming up soon! You grow okra too? But you still don’t grow dates!!
I think Bee and Jai grow everything except grapes…am I correct Bee?….
Okra looks heavenly….you guys have great thumb…
Srivalli
http://www.cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com
Okra subzi is looking fantastic.I love your black bowl. :bow: :dance: :yes:
It used to remember my info…that’s why I was anonymous on the last post (didn’t realise all was blank!)
You don’t grow grapes?! Why ever not?
looks fabulous!!
simple yet beautifil…
Any tips on growing Okra? Your plant looks greenishly amazing.
we usually go to growingtaste.com for our gardening tips since our climate is similar to theirs. check this link from that site http://growingtaste.com/vegetables/okra.shtml
yummy recipe bee and jay… ihad pepper with besan before not okra… wud love to try this…
This is my favourite Okra. Lovely pics of okra plants. Thanks for sharing. :yes: :horn: :dance:
OOOoooooh! with dahi and rotis, this is bliss!
I have never seen such a pretty bhindi
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Lovely!
I came VERY close to licking my computer screen
Fantastic photo!
How many okra pods did you harvest?
so far, two per plant. more on their way. – b.
Aye, aye, yai! You know I gotta cook some of this next week! Going to get from fresh okras from the market. Thanks Bee and Jai! :dance:
What a beautiful photo! Nice that veggies are from your own garden – can’t get fresher than that!
Also wanted to say thanks for the post on children and hunger. So often we take what we have for granted and not realize that some of the simplest things for us are a luxury for some others. I’m now more mindful of what & how much i throw away and always try to see if I could use them somehow. I needed that reality check. Thanks, guys!
Wow!!Fantastic shot of the veggie and the dish..By the way what are nigella or kalonji seeds..Can I have the mallu name for that??
there’s no mallu name for kalonji, unfortunately. – b.
I have been reading your blog for a while now, you guys are incredible! Keep up the great work!
My fav. vegetable :horn:. Our Okras are also getting ready:yes:.
These emoticons are cute :dance:
Hey ….getting withdrawal symptoms from not getting my daily dose of jugalbandi :S … hope u guys are busy and not posting and nothing else …
Search warrant for B & J..wherever you are report immediately on Jugalbandi
Hope you guys are fine.
I just bought kalonji on Saturday… will give this a try.
Hope all is well with you, and you’re just enjoying the weekend! Missing your posts!
looks yum! besan does do wonders with okra
Love the okra pictures. LOVE YOUR GARDEN!!!!
Kanch
Nice recipe with okra. I like rajasthani and gujarathi cuisine. Trying to learn a lot of them in these blogs.
I like your smilies. Actually none of them look offending (the way some of them are suppose to).Sad part is when I try to drag and drop the HTML codes are appearing.
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Aha! I did it! :yes:
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Hey amazing okra dish….tried this yesterday and we jus loved it
very easy to make it too.
Thanks for sharing
Made this dish last week and came out good. And so darn simple too. The besan had its flavor but didnt taste enough in the dish..which works for me!! Thx again for the recipe.
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Hi,
you have a great blog here!
I was blog hopping to find something interesting and easy to cook for my lunch. I was damn hungry, and found your recipe, I made it and yes it tastes great with curd rice or as a side dish with dal-rice-roti. I was in such a hurry that I didn’t read it properly and forgot to add chilli powder and garam masala..but as I love spicy food, I added 6 chili so it still tasted great..