Bhindi Dal Recipe

There are days when we get bored of chicken mutton and fancy something simple, light but delicious. Most of the times it is dal chawal with some simple stir-fried sabji or baingan bhaji, kurkuri bhindi etc. But then you don't always have enough time to prepare two three different dishes and that's when we come up with dishes like this Bhindi Dal. Bhindi or Okra (lady's finger? Lol) is a favourite vegetable at home and dal is one thing that everyone eats. So this combo was well appreciated on the table :)

Bhindi Dal Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup moong dal
• 10-12 okras (bhindi)
• 1 large onion
• 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
• 1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon gram masala powder
• 1/4th teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp
• Salt as per taste
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil+for frying bhindi
• Chaat masala to sprinkle on bhindi

Method:

1. Finely chop the onion and saute in a pot till just pink then add ginger garlic paste and fry for seconds then add all the masala powders and salt. Keep the flame very low.

2. Once the masala is well sauteed, add washed and soaked moong dal. Add 1 and half cup water and cook it covered till dal is cooked well.

3. Add tamarind pulp, stir well and turn off the stove.

4. Wash and cut bhindi lengthwise and sprinkle some salt.

5. Heat oil for deep frying and fry the bhindi till crispy. Remove on a plate and sprinkle some chaat masala.

6. For serving, take daal in a dish and place fried bhindi on top and serve with steamed rice or phulkas.