Monday, July 28, 2008

BHARWAN BHINDI(MICRWAVE)

Ingredients:
400 g - small ladyfingers
3 tsp - coriander powder
2 tsp - cumin seed powder
2 tsp - mango powder (or as per taste)
2 tsp - red chilli powder(or as per taste)
½ tsp - turmeric powder
2 tbsp - oil
salt to taste
Method:
1.Mix together all the powdered spices for the stuffing.
2.Add salt and mix well. Make a small slit along each ladies finger. Put in a little bit of stuffing.
3.When all the fingers are stuffed, put oil in a large glass microwave-safe dish.
4.Microwave the oil at 100% power for 2 minutes.
5.Put in the stuffed bhindis, and microwave at 100% power, uncovered for 14 minutes, stirring twice.
You can add crushed singdana(peanuts) at stage 5 to give a Mahrashtrian taste.
You can make potato bindi or onion bhindi also(not stuffed).
You can grate onion and all the spices to onion and stuff this filling and go ahead with the recipe.
You can fry bhindi first than make gravy of besan little buttermilk to make masala bhindi.