ReshKitchen

Okra Rice

While growing up we all must have heard stories about the super powers of Bhindi/Lady’s fingers. Eating bhindi will increase our mathematical ability etc 🙂 Not sure how far that is true but there are other benefits as well.The proven health benefit is that Okra is good for Diabetes. Since okras ar

Ingredients

1cup Basmati RiceCooked
25 Okra(Bhindi)
1 Onion
1 Tomato
1 Green Chilli
1tbsp Chopped ginger garlic, pieces
Curry leavesfew
1/2tbsp ChilliPowder
tbsp Tumerica
1/2tbsp CorianderPowder
1/4tbsp Garam Masala MasalaPowder MDH Kitchen King or 1/4 tbsp
1/2tbsp Salt
pinch Hing a
1/4tbsp Cooking oil
1/4tsp Mustard Jeera seeds, each
Coriander leavesfor garnishing

Instructions

Clean and wash the okras. Chop them into thin slices
Chop onions,tomatoes finely and keep it aside
Heat oil in a frying pan (non stick pan works better for sauteing okras)
Add mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaves. Let them splutter
Add ginger garlic pieces, slit green chilli in the pan and saute for a minute
Now add chopped onions and tomatoes. Add salt,turmeric powder and other spice powders
Mix everything well and then add chopped okras
Saute for about minutes and the okras will start sticking together 3 4
At this stage add a buttermilk or yogurt (this step is completely optional)tbsp
Make sure the spices and okras are blended nicely. Lower the flame and cover the pan with a lid
Once the okras are cooked add in the cooked basmati rice
Use a fork to fluff the rice and carefully mix rice & okra
Garnish with coriander leaves
I served with plain yogurtHowever you prepare a simple raita as a side dish or just serve this rice along with some Potato chips or frymes .can