Bhindi Do Pyaza is an Indian Vegetarian curry where fresh Okra is cooked with lots of onion and spices. It is a great dish to serve with Indian breads. Here is how to make it.
There are people who are huge fans of onions. Be it raw onion in the form of salad or cooked onions in any of the curries, people absolutely love having them in their meals.
If you are one of them, then this is the perfect recipe for you.
Bhindi do pyaza is an Indian curry recipe which is very easy and quick to make.
It involves a nice combination of fresh okra and a large amount of onions flavored with a lot of Indian spices to serve as a full-filling main course dish.
Preparing Bhindi aur Pyaz ki sabji does not hook you up for hours into the kitchen and is a hassle-free recipe that can be made in just a few minutes.
You can chop okra in any shape you wish to, but traditionally okra and onions are cut into pieces of about an inch or so while preparing this dish in order to enhance the overall look of the dish.
You can include this dish in your daily meal menu and can also serve it during any of your dinner or lunch parties.
My fav combo is this dish along with Raw Mango Chutney and Dal Tadka.
Cooking okra requires you to know a lot of tips and tricks to make the process a lot easier and hassle-free.
Health Benefits of Okra
Health-conscious people always include okra in their diet plan as it contains potassium, vitamin B, vitamin C, folic acid, and calcium.
It is low in calories and has high fiber content and thus okra helps in managing blood sugar levels and gestational diabetes.
What does Do Pyaza mean?
Do Pyaza means double the number of onions. Do means twice and Pyaza refers to onions.
Therefore, in bhindi do pyaza we use okra and onions in the ratio of 1:2 and in two different ways.
There are various other popular do pyaza recipes like chicken do pyaza, paneer do pyaza, mushroom do pyaza, capsicum do pyaza, etc. which are also quite popular among the foodies.
What is Bhindi Do Pyaza?
It is an Indian curry recipe in which fresh okra pieces are cooked in an onion and tomato gravy flavored with a lot of Indian spices to make it an absolutely satisfying meal to serve.
Serving Suggestions
This recipe goes really well with all sorts of Indian bread such as chapati, poori, paratha, naan, etc.
It can also be served as a side dish along with dal and rice or any of your favorite Indian curry recipes.
How to prevent Bhindi from turning slimy?
Here are a few tips which would prevent bhindi from turning slimy:
● Always wash and rinse okra properly, wipe them dry using a kitchen cloth, and then cut them into pieces. This would prevent lady-finger from not getting sticky while chopping itself.
● Cover the cooking vessel while making any of okra recipes only for a limited period of time to avoid stickiness and sliminess of okra.
● Adding a sour ingredient like lime juice, dry mango powder, tomatoes, or tamarind paste reduces the sliminess of bhindi.
● Also, remember to keep cleaning the knife while chopping okra into pieces and also do not over mix the okra after adding it into the pan to avoid the sliminess of lady-finger and to protect the dish from getting sticky or mushy.
Bhindi Do Pyaza Dry v/s Bhindi Do Pyaza in Gravy
This dish can be made with or without gravy. The basic recipe remains the same.
You can add some pureed tomato and more water and make a curry.
Step by Step Recipe
Heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add bhindi and cook until it is 80 % cooked. Remove on a plate.
Add onion cubes in the same oil and fry until browned.
Add tomato cubes and fry for 2-3 minutes. Remove on a plate.
Add cumin seeds, carrom seeds and bay leaf in the same oil and fry for a few seconds until they start to crackle.
Add ginger and green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
Add onions and fry until it turns light brown.
Add grated tomato and cook for 2 minutes.
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt to taste and cook until oil starts to separate from the sides of the pan.
Add yogurt whisked with roasted besan and cook for 2 minutes.
Add fresh coriander and fried bhindi. Add 1/2 cup water.
Cover and cook until bhindi is 100% cooked.
Add the fried onions and tomato and mix well. Add garam masala powder and mix well.
Bhindi Do Pyaza Recipe
Bhindi Do Pyaza is an Indian Vegetarian curry where fresh Okra is cooked with lots of onion and spices. It is a great dish to serve with Indian breads. Here is how to make it.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 400 g Bhindi Cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup Onion Cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1/2 cup Tomato Cubed
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 2 tsp Ginger Julienned
- 2-3 Green Chillies Slit into half
- 1/2 cup Onion Chopped
- 1 cup Tomato Grated
- 2 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup Yogurt Whisked with 2 tsp besan.
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander Chopped
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
Instructions
Heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add bhindi and cook until it is 80 % cooked.
Remove on a plate.
Add onion in the same oil and fry until browned.
Add tomato cubes and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Remove on a plate.
Add cumin seeds, carrom seeds and bay leaf in the same oil and fry for a few seconds until they start to crackle.
Add ginger and green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
Add onions and fry until it turns light brown.
Add grated tomato and cook for 2 minutes.
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt to taste and cook until oil starts to separate from the sides of the pan.
Add yogurt whisked with roasted besan and cook for 2 minutes.
Add fresh coriander and fried bhindi.
Add 1/2 cup water and cover and cook until bhindi is 100% cooked.
Add the fried onions and tomato and mix well.
Add garam masala powder and mix well.
Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
Make sure to wash and then wipe the bhindi well to avoid slimeness.
Whisking yogurt with a little besan prevents it from splitting while cooking.
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