recipe of veg | kadai bhindi | kadai vendakkai is a spicy, tangy flavourful side dish. It is made with bhindi, capsicum and onion tomato masala. It is a semi gravy, and also, it is a good combination for roti as well as rice, and pulao. with piping hot white rice with this (kadai bhindi)masala would be a mouthwatering combination for sure.
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kadai bhindi | kadai vendakkai
Ingredients
- 25 number bhindi/ vendakkai/ ladys finger 350 gram
- ½ cup capsicum cubes
- 6 tbsp oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- 2 garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 10 number cashews
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- coriander leaves for garnishing
For tempering:
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 cloves
- 2 cardamom
spice powders:
- 3 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilly powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp garam masala powder
- ¼ tsp amchur powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
For frying bhindi and capsicum:
- Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan, add chopped bhindi/ lady's finger
- saute it in low to medium flame for 10 minutes
- Then take off the lady's finger (fried)
- Add ½ tbsp of oil in the same pan, then add ½ cup chopped capsicum
- saute it for 3 minutes and then collect it from the kadai, keep aside
For roasting and grinding:
- In the same pan, add ½ tbsp of oil, heat it,
- add chopped onion, 1-inch ginge,r 2 garlic. saute well
- now add chopped tomato, saute well
- After turning off the flame, add 1 tsp of poppy seed and 10 cashews
- let this mixture to cool
- transfer into a blender jar, blend it into a smooth paste with little water
For making Kadai bhindi:
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add 1-inch cinnamon, 2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1 tsp cumin
- now add the ground paste, mix well in medium flame till it becomes half of the quantity (5 minutes)
- Now add the spice powders. (3 tsp coriander powder, 2 tsp of Kashmiri red chili powder, ½ tsp of cumin powder, ½ tsp of garam masala powder, ¼ tsp of amchur powder, ¼ tsp of turmeric powder)mix well for 1 minute in medium flame
- then add fried bhindi and capsicum, mix well
- cook for 2 minutes in low flame
- turn off the flame, garnish with coriander leaves
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Roasting and grinding (for kadai bhindi):
saute it till onion becomes translucent (kadai bhindi | kadai vendakkai recipe)
For making recipe of veg | kadai bhindi | kadai vendakkai:
(3 tsp coriander powder, 2 tsp of Kashmiri red chili powder, ½ tsp of cumin powder, ½ tsp of garam masala powder, ¼ tsp of amchur powder, ¼ tsp of turmeric powder)
mix well for 1 minute in medium flame
turn off the flame, finally, garnish with coriander leaves
Now the recipe of veg | kadai bhindi | kadai vendakkai
Note:
Above all, don’t pour in any water after you put the ladies’ finger in masala.
For cleaning and chopping the bhindi, firstly thoroughly wash it and after that, wipe it, and then chop
Furthermore, It does need a good amount of oil, decreasing the oil will not give you the taste and texture as desired.
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with recipe of veg | kadai bhindi | kadai vendakkai recipe, Some extra general information about bhindi | ladies’ finger (swipe up to read)
Health benefits of ladies’ finger
- Ladies’ finger controls the diabetes
- Also, lowers cholesterol
- It prevents kidney stones
- prevent heart diseases
- And also, it promotes weight loss
- ladies finger packed with antioxidants, so it protects our cells from oxidative damage
- It is good for digestion and also, contains a good amount of fiber
- ladies’ finger prevents colon cancer
- this vegetable has a considerable amount of folate, so it promotes the health of pregnant women
Selecting the ladies’ finger:
Select tender ladies finger, selecting tender veggies not only applicable for ladies’ finger but also, for all other veggies (90%)
cleaning:
Cleaning running water would be great, drain the water or wipe off using a paper towel before you chop
storing:
Keep refrigerated always to keep it fresh. put inside the plastic cover or boxes while keeping inside the fridge.
chopping:
After the water completely drained, we can chop this veggie to our desirable size (medium or big), don’t it chop it thinly, and also discard the top and the edge portion of the ladies’ finger
cooking:
- Using ladies finger, we can make curries like kadai bhindi , stir fry
- For making curry, initially, saute it in oil to get rid of the sliminess
- while you stir fry the ladies’ finger, keep the flame medium to high, fry it with a generous amount of oil. saute it till the veggie becomes soft and non-slimy. don’t add water
- For sauteing the veggie, use a wide pan as well as a heavy-bottomed pan because wide and heavy-bottomed pans cook the ladies’ finger faster. non-stick pans also do its best (even to this kadai bhindi recipe, I have used wide and heavy-bottomed pan)
- you can do this stir fry using the oven or air fryer too
Recipes using ladies’ finger:
stir fry
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