Stuffed Bhindi / Okra Recipe

Ingredients for the Stuffed Bhindi Recipe:

200 grams ladyfingers

3 tbsps grated coconut
1 onion minced

½ cup coriander leaves

1 tsp ginger garlic paste
½ tsp turmeric powder
¾ tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp jeera
1 tsp chilli powder or 1 tsp green chilli paste
2 tsps garam masala powder
2 tsps roasted gingelly seeds
Lime juice and salt to taste

How to stuff the Bhindi / Okra:
When you buy Bhindi's / Okras for this recipe try to get the uniformed sized ones. Keep the top and the bottom of the Okras intact. Slit from top to bottom on all the four sides.

Grind onions, coriander leaves, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt to taste and add  lime juice as needed.
Stuff all the Bhindis with this masala and see that the Bhindis are nicely covered.

In a non stick pan, place all the Bhindi and add the remaining masala. Cover the pan and simmer till the vegetables are tender.

Open the pan and let the gravy dry up.Then keep turning the Bhindi slowly, so that you do not break them, till they are fried golden.
Sprinkle roasted til seeds and serve hot.

Points to Note:
Stuffed Bhindis / Okras will go well as a side dish with anything you fancy, like, Pulaos and Biryanis, Plain Rice, Paranthas and Pooris etc.
Get unoformed sized Bhindis for the dish as cooking time will be uniform. Longer ones might take a longer time to cook than the smaller ones.
Smaller sized bhindis will be the best for this recipe as they will get crispy by the time you finish and taste better too.
The paste  should not get watery see that you cook with very little water , only then the Bhindis will be crispy.