Bhindi Fry ( With Tamarind Juice )

Bhindi is also known as Okra or Ladies Finger.

This recipe of bhindi is cooked in the tamarind juice and is little sour in taste.

Ingredients:

• Bhindi (Orkra ) - 1 lb
• Tamarind Juice - 2 tbsp
• Sugar or jaggery - 1/2 tsp
• Red Whole Chili - 1 or 2
• Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Urad Dal Wash - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/8 tsp
• Hing - a pinch
• Curry Leaves - 1 spring
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 3 tbsp

Directions:

• Wash bhindis and pat dry them or put them on the kitchen towel for 10 minutes, so that they are dry.
• Cut them into equal pieces and keep aside.
• Soak tamarind in luke warm water for 15 minutes. Squeeze and extract the juice out of it. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal. Let the mustards seeds splutter and urad dal change color to reddish brown.
• Add hing, curry leaves, red whole chillies, turmeric powder.
• Add the cut bhindi pieces and give a good mix.
• Cover it and cook for 10 minutes , stirring every one minute. Cooking it covered for long time without stirring in between would make the curry sticky.
• After 10 minutes, when the bhindis are 3/4th cooked, add tamarind juice and salt and sugar. Give another good mix. ( you don't want to add more sugar, because the basic taste of this curry is supposed to be sour and not sweet )
• Continue to cook covered for 5-7 more minutes on low-medium heat.
• Remove the lid and cook till the moisture it totally evaporated and the bhindis are no longer sticky and are totally cooked.