KADAI BHINDI (INDIAN STYLE OKRA WITH BELL PEPPERS)

Kadai Bhindi (Indian style Okra with Bell Peppers) image

This is an authentic Indian-style okra with bell peppers and tomatoes. It is best served with roti (indian bread) or rice. You can adjust the spices according to your taste.

Provided by lucky

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 cup oil for frying, or as needed
2 cups okra, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup diced onion
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 green chile pepper, chopped
½ teaspoon ginger paste
½ teaspoon garlic paste
1 pinch ground turmeric
1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon cayenne powder
2 cups chopped bell peppers (yellow, green, red)
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro (coriander)
½ teaspoon garam masala

Steps:

Heat about 1 inch of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry okra in the hot oil to reduce the stickiness of the okra yet maintaining the green color, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer fried okra to a paper towel-lined plate.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a separate skillet; cook and stir onion and salt until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add green chile pepper, ginger paste, garlic paste, and turmeric and cook until onion is evenly coated, about 1 minute.
Stir tomatoes into seasoned onion mixture and cook for 2 minutes. Add ground coriander, ground cumin, and cayenne powder; cook and stir until tomatoes are cooked but not completely mashed, about 4 minutes.
Mix bell peppers and cilantro into onion-tomato mixture; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add okra and cook over very low heat for 4 minutes. Sprinkle garam masala over okra.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.6 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 621.9 mg, Sugar 6 g