Kadai Bhindi is a perfect side dish for phulkas or other Indian flat breads, rice. Crushed coriander seeds is the best thing I love in this dish. Let's see how to make this delicious dish with step by step pictures.
I learnt this recipe from Vah chef’s video and tried this for first time, the outcome was very nice.
I made one or two changes to suit my taste . The main drawback is, too much usage of oil!
Though I tried to use less than I saw in the video, deep frying the Bhendi is too much for me.
One can just do with less oil in kadai itself, but former really made its stickiness Zero. It's your choice!
My notes
- I wash, air dry and keep inside fridge. It is always better to wash and air dry prior instead of pat drying.
- Though the bhindi may have slight stickiness initially, as you cook, it will go away. No need to worry.
- You can skip the whole spices - cinnamon, clove and cardamom while tempering.
- Instead of ginger garlic paste, you can use minced garlic and ginger. You can also skip and add just lots of ginger juliennes.
- Cooking bhindi without slime is the main key in this dish. Deep frying completely removes the stickiness. Even if you sauté, use generous oil so that the stickiness is gone.
- Instead of finely chopping onion and tomato, I cut one and cube the second one. But add together. This gives good looks to the Kadai bhindi.
Kadai bhindi method
- Wash, clean the ladies fingers and pat dry completely.
- Cut them into bite size pieces. Deep fry them, if desired or saute them with 2 tablespoon of oil in a kadai, without changing the green of the vegetable. Make sure the stickiness is gone.
- Heat a broad pan with oil, add the tempering items followed by the crushed coriander seeds.
- Immediately add onions, slit green chilli and saute till just onion turn transparent.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off.
6. Add the chopped tomatoes,with little salt to make it get soft faster.
Add turmeric, garam masala, red chili and coriander powders and mix well and fry till tomatoes gets mashed up.
7. Add then add cashewnut paste if adding and cook for a min till becomes non sticky.
8. Now, in goes the capsicum, deep fried ladies fingers and salt if needed.
9. Mix well and cook covered for 2 minutes.
If you want it semi gravy, you can add ½ cup of water.
Stir well and continue covered again for another 2 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves lastly.
I didn't had sadly, so I didn't add, don't search in the pics.
Serve kadai bhindi hot to taste the best, with rotis or with pulav of your choice. I served with peas pulao.
Recipe card
Kadai Bhindi Recipe
Ingredients
- 25 Ladies finger Bhindi medium size
- 2 Onion chopped
- 2 Tomato chopped
- 1 Capsicum cube
- 2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 teaspoon Coriander seeds powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 2 Green chilies
- 10 Cashewnut optional
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves chopped
- Salt
To Temper
- 1 Cinnamon
- 1 Clove
- 1 Cardamom
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds crushed coarsely
Instructions
- Wash, clean the ladies fingers and pat dry completely.
- Cut them into bite size pieces. Deep fry them in oil, if desired or fry them with 2 tablespoon of oil in a kadai, without changing the green of the vegetable. Make sure the stickiness is gone.
- Heat a broad pan with oil, add the tempering items followed by the crushed coriander seeds.
- Immediately add chopped onions, slit green chilli and fry till just onion turn transparent.
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.
- After that, add the chopped tomatoes, with little salt to make it get soft faster.
- Then add turmeric, garam masala, red chili powder and coriander powder. Mix well and fry for a minute.
- Add then add cashewnut paste if adding and fry for a min till oil separates.
- Now, in goes the capsicum, deep fried ladies fingers and salt if needed.
- Mix well and cook covered for 2 minutes.
- If you want it semi gravy, you can add ½ cup of water and cook.
- Stir well and cook covered again for another 2 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves lastly.
Notes
- You can omit cashew paste if you want it simple and dry.
- If you need more of gravy kind then add little water and boil for few mins.
- Add Kasoori methi if you like. I do not like the flavor overpowering and want coriander flavor more, so skip adding it.
- I updated the step by step pictures later and skipped green chillies and coriander leaves, so will not be seen in steps.
jeyashrisuresh
wow so nice raji.I was searching for a bhendi masala recipe for a long time. will give it a try soon
Chitra
wow, tempting pics ..Looks superb !! will surely try 🙂
Vani
Looks amazing!
Priya
Such a terrific kadai bhendi Raj..looks simply fabulous..
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Looks fabulous...
Lavi
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A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Wow..it looks so mouthwatering, and will also show this click to my sis who hates bhindi, I am sure she will now give a second thought.
Premyscakes
Looks really fantastic. would love to have some with hot rice.
Vrinda
Kadai bhendi looks awesome,never tried okra capsicum combo..lovely click
Parita
Never tried okra with cashew paste..definately a winner..love your clicks..simple superb!
Soma
never used capsicum or cashew with bhindi! quite a fancy recipe & it looks delicious!
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Mangala Bhat
wow! very delicous ..Look at the color ..Yummy!
Nithya
Wow capsicum with bhendi is a lovely combo.. looks cool. I love the pics 🙂
Gita
Wow...thats an absoulutely delicious curry...looks so good 🙂
Sanghi
This looks really yummy!
Sailaja Damodaran
looks very rich & colourful
Sharmilee! :)
Kadai Bhindi looks delicious, I luv okras in any form so will try it soon! Nice header!
Shobana senthilkumar
Hi raks,
wow...vendakkai luks tempting...i tried ur urappadai...it came out very well...i reduces red chilli so the colour was not like urs..but taste was gud...ur rocking with nice recipes...
indhu
yummy bhendi recipe... love the vibrant colour.
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Sushma Mallya
Very nice click....delicious okra..will try it...
LORANDI
Very tempting.Will try ASAP.
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Sireesha
Curry looks delectable...
Anu
wow, tempting pics ..Looks superb !! will surely try 🙂 awesome...
Hema
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srikars kitchen
Wow.. looks really yummy & delicious..
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Wow.. looks really yummy & delicious..
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Medhaa
Lovely dish, love ur photo. In sindhis they always fry the bhindi, I have stopped and pan cook them
Uma
ooh, looks sooooo tempting!!
Saraswathi Iyer
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LG
tempting Pics Raji..Bhendi looks yummy!
DiDo..
This seems like a Punjabi Bhindi I make usually, but I loev your combination of spices, will try them next time
Nags
yep, i think kasuri methi would be a good twist here.
Pari
Yummilicious, have never tried adding cashewnut paste in the Bhindi.That's a rich gravy.
Varsha Vipins
wow..that looks superb Raks..Ive never gone much beyond simple bhindi fry..:)
sowmya
subji is really tempting..love the colour..looks nice and spicy..
Srivalli
You are right...we can fry with less oil for healthy reasons. great pic.
Sush
great pics as usual. Kadai Bhendi looks soo mouth watering
Priti
Looks delicious babe and ur header is cool now...I love it
Arch
Looks awesome...i love bhindi in any form...great one Raks
Viki's Kitchen
Very lovely Bhendi recipe dear. Pics are so perfect and tempting.
Mythreyi Dilip
Yummy okras and very nice click!
Panchpakwan
Nice recipe with cashew nut...Looks so delish..nice click.
Sarah Naveen
hey first time here..
You have got a wonderful blog!!!all minblowing recipes..
Keep rocking!!
Cheers!!
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meeso
Oh yum, I am dreaming of this deep fried, It's too tempting not to 🙂 Looks very good!
vidhas
yummy bhidi masala recipe, awesome pictures as usual. New teplate looks gorgeous. You are rocking Raji,
Anonymous
fantastic blog...brilliant photos
rekhas kitchen
Fantasticawesome recipe and what aclick yaar. i am drooooooooooooling I too make almost the same way but without cashew paste will try your recipe next time yummm.
rekhas kitchen
sorry it's again me what a hedder raji looks fantastic looks so beautiful.
Valarmathi
Wow nicely presented, looks divine and delicious.
Priya Narasimhan
too good and tempting..such gorgeous photos..
Doloncookbook
So nice & tempting .... Pictures looks awesome ,
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Bhawna
Nice recipe, yummy pictures.
Sushma Mallya
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jayasri
wow, so colourful, tempting too.., must try this..., keep rocking dear
Lakshmi Venkatesh
bhindi masala looks very tempting.
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Sujatha
Wow, I'm drooling here after seeing your bhendi! Perfect texture, perfect color, perfect side-dish for anything! bookmarked 🙂
Suma Rajesh
looks perfect dear..
Sanghi
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rinkubala
Looks very nice.will try soon.
Sharmilee! :)
I tried it today with little modifications....came out super yummy! Will psot the recipe soon!
Neha
very nice recipe..will make some time
Anonymous
wat is whole garam masala??? s t d normal garam masala powder??
RAKS KITCHEN
whole garam masala is ealchi,cinnamon,cloves
sss
Hey Raks..I have been a great admirer and follower of u r blog..Tried ur bhendi masala ..Would like to add a little note on frying the bhendi..Instead of deep frying or using a more oil to fry bhendi we can microwave for 4 mins then saute it in tawa..it reduces the oil usage ..
RAKS KITCHEN
wow thats a nice trick,will try out,thanks much for sharing the idea...keep visiting 🙂
Purnima
Thanks for showcasing this simple and tasteful recipe, Raks! It had a simple flavour n the capsicum made it taste different than usual! Thanks again.
Meeeeee
Tried this out and it was soooooo delicious.. 🙂
Thank you so much for the excellent recipe 🙂
uma narasimhan
Tried this out and it came out very well delicious it was delicious 🙂 all credits goes to U 😀 thank you so much
uma narasimhan
Ahh delicious 🙂 even i tried it superb it was 😀
Deepthi
Tasted really good:) but colour wasn't great like the pic in here 🙁 any reason?
Deepthi
Tried it! Tasted really good... But the colour wasn't great like the pic here:(
RAKS KITCHEN
It could be coz of dhaniya powder, next time, try reducing 3 tsp to 2 tsp.
Darshita Lakkad
taste is awesome....
delicious...
janu
great recipe...doing it now;...but where did u use the green chille...searcihng for that..
Dyana Louis
cool recipes....Try to publish cookery books, if so I ll be the first to buy it
Recipes from pratibha kitchen
Looks yummy
Shanmuga Priya T
Hi Raks..!! tried this Bhindi masala for dinner today...came out excellent..:) 🙂 keep up the excellent work..!!
shemi abdul shukkoor
Hi raks
I tried this and it was very delicious
shemi abdul shukkoor
Hi raks,
I tried this and it was very delicious.tnks☺
Sukhada Gprasad
Hi raks,
I tried your bhendi masala yesterday and my family loved it. Just when I was cooking, my friend came and I gave little sample to her too and next day she called me to ask for the recipe as her family too loved it. Very simple recipe yet great taste. How do you take pics this amazing?
Su.
sumija sukumar
Great receipe..taste very good. Just a small tip
.. to get non sticky bindhi with lititle oil, we can use amchur powder while frying...thanks
ba nu
Hi..thank you for this recipe..I tried it it was very nice...
Addytorials
Hi.... I have been following your blog for quite a while...in this recipe where are you using the green chillies and coriander leaves....
Maheswari
Madame, where to add Green chilly
Raks anand
Updated now.
Raks anand
Updated now, while frying onion.
'soul'emnly
I just tried the recipe. Came out really well. One change is I think u need to add more tomato for the gravy seems less for the quantity of bhindi n capsicum.
Sananda Dutta
I have tried this recipe, it was awesome, thanks for such nice recipe
Raks Kitchen
Thank you all for your feedbacks 🙂
geoffrey wainwright
When do you put curry leaves?
Raks Anand
I did not add, it's optional. You can add along the tempering items.