Bhindi ki sabzi

                                                                     Delicious bhindi 

Bhindi or Okara is an  Asian vegetable mostly available during summer    It is called lady finger in English..Because of the mild flavour it is the favorite sabzi for kids and grown ups.It contains dietary fibres and antioxidants and vitamin A.the pods are green in color and about 2" to 4"in lengths

                                                                      Bhindi
It can be cooked at short notice as it very tender  takes little time to cook.
For making bhindi ki sabzi ingredients required are

250 gms bhindi
 3    tabspoon oil

 1.      2  teaspoon dhania powder
  2      2  teaspoon chilli powder
  3       1  teaspoon turmeric powder
  4         1      teaspoon amchur powder( dried mango powder)

A pinch of hing powder

1 teaspoon salt

Wash bhindi and wipe with a kitchen towel to soak water .Any moisture left will turn bhindi into a sticky mass.remove the cap of bhindi and then cut it into 1/4 " pieces horizontally.
In a thick bottom or non stick pan heat oil and after 2 inutes  add hing.
Add bhindi and gently stir.After 2 minutes add all the spices from 1 to 4 and stir .Do not cover let it cook openly . 5 minutes after adding spices add salt and stir  .Bhindi is ready to serve .Serve it with roti , paratha or puri.

Tips

1 By cooking it open  is to allow water vapor to escape and bhindi will not turn into a sticky mass.

2 Adding salt in the last is also for same reason.Salt makes the vegetables to release water content.