Bhindi Do Pyaza

If you are an Okra lover, you must have heard of “Bhindi Do Pyaza”, but in case you are outside indian subcontinent, this is one you must try. Exceptionally easy to make, ready in minutes and tastes nothing less than Fabulous!!!

As the name suggests “Do Pyaza” means amount of Onion added here is double the normal curry i.e. Bhindi Masala.  Below is “Step by Step Bhindi Do Pyaza recipe”, which I hope you will find useful. You can also make other Do Pyaza recipes like Paneer Do Pyaza, Chicken Do Pyaza, Mutton Do Pyaza, etc which are similar variants of this recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Okra / Bhindi – 500 grams
2. Onions – 2 (medium sized)
3. Grated ginger – 1 tablespoon
4. Tomatoes – 2 (medium sized)
5. Green chillies – 2
6. Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
7. Asafoetida – 1/4 teaspoon
8. Turmeric powder – 1/3 teaspoon
9. Kashmiri Chilli powder – 1/3 teaspoon
10. Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
11. Amchur / Dry Mango powder – 1 teaspoon
12. Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per your taste
13. Oil – 1.5 tablespoon

Recipe:

1. First of all, wash and pat dry Bhindi and cut them into 1 inch pieces. Chop onion, tomatoes and green chillies and keep aside.

Now, heat oil in a Pan / kadhai over medium flame and add asafoetida and Cumin seeds and sauté till they splutter.

Add Grated ginger and onions and sauté again till golden brown. Now add chopped tomatoes and chopped chillies to it and sauté till tomatoes are soft.

Now add all the spices and sauté for few seconds. Add bhindi and mix well. Cover the pan with lid and let it cook for 10 minutes

After 10 minutes, give them a stir and add garam Masala and mix well. Switch off the flame.

Serve bhindi do pyaza hot with Chapatis / Poori / Paratha of your choice.

Key Notes:

1. Cooking time for bhindi (Okra) varies, and depends upon how fresh the bhindi is. So always check if they are fully cooked before switching off flame.
2. Do not add any water while cooking bhindi, otherwise they will be very sticky.
3. You can use lemon juice in place of Amchur powder.

Recipe Video