Bhindi Chutney Recipe | Bendekayi chutney | Okra Chutney for idli & Dosa with detailed photo and video recipe. A unique and interesting vegetable-based chutney recipe prepared with fried okra and spices. It is typically prepared and served with morning breakfast recipes like idli and dosa, if not as a side dish to rice-based recipes. It is known for its thick, dense and fibre texture derived from the fresh okra and hence can also be served as simple vegetable curry with a choice of Indian Bread.
Bhindi Chutney Recipe | Bendekayi chutney | Okra Chutney for idli & Dosa with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Chutney recipes are perhaps one the underrated recipes, yet an integral part of Indian cuisine. Generally, it is prepared with basic ingredients like coconut, chillies, herbs etc, but it can also be prepared with vegetables too. One such hugely popular Karnataka or Telugu cuisine-based chutney recipe is bhindi chutney or Bendakaya pachadi Recipe.
I presume that when you hear about okra, the first thing that comes to your mind is the sticky latex it produces. So you must be wondering, how can a chutney be prepared from okra. Well, let me tell you this fact. The okra releases its sticky juice when it meets moisture. So in other words, when you wash and do not dry them properly or use a wet knife, it would certainly release its juice. However, when you fry these in oil or perhaps use tamarind juice to cook the okra, it would not release any of its juice. And that’s the principle I have used in this chutney. So, I fried these okras in oil and then mixed them with basic South Indian chutney spices and lentils. This is eventually, ground to a smooth paste to make it a simple chutney. Do try this chutney and let me know if you liked it.
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Bhindi Chutney Recipe | Bendekayi chutney | Okra Chutney for idli & Dosa
Ingredients
for masala powder:
- 2 tsp oil
- ½ tbsp urad dal
- ½ tbsp chana dal
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp methi
- 5 dried red chilli
for frying bhindi:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 5 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 cup bhindi / okra, chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- small piece tamarind
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp salt
for tempering:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 2 dried red chilli, broken
- few curry leaves
- pinch hing
Instructions
- firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. add ½ tbsp urad dal, ½ tbsp chana dal, 1 tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp methi and 5 dried red chilli.
- roast on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- cool completely, and grind to a fine powder. keep aside.
- in the same pan heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 5 clove garlic until it turns golden brown.
- add 2 cup bhindi and fry well.
- stir and fry until the bhindi turns non-sticky and crunchy.
- now add 1 tomato, a small piece of tamarind, ¼ tsp turmeric and cook well.
- cook until the tomato turns soft and mushy.
- cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
- also, add ½ tsp salt and grind to a coarse paste. keep aside.
- in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 2 dried red chilli, a few curry leaves and pinch hing.
- splutter the tempering.
- add in prepared chutney and mix well.
- cook until the oil separates from the sides.
- finally, enjoy bhindi chutney with hot steamed rice, dosa or idli.
Nutrition
How to make bhindi chutney with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. add ½ tbsp urad dal, ½ tbsp chana dal, 1 tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp methi and 5 dried red chilli.
- roast on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- cool completely, and grind to a fine powder. keep aside.
- in the same pan heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 5 clove garlic until it turns golden brown.
- add 2 cup bhindi and fry well.
- stir and fry until the bhindi turns non-sticky and crunchy.
- now add 1 tomato, a small piece of tamarind, ¼ tsp turmeric and cook well.
- cook until the tomato turns soft and mushy.
- cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
- also, add ½ tsp salt and grind to a coarse paste. keep aside.
- in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 2 dried red chilli, a few curry leaves and pinch hing.
- splutter the tempering.
- add in prepared chutney and mix well.
- cook until the oil separates from the sides.
- finally, enjoy bhindi chutney with hot steamed rice, dosa or idli.
notes:
- firstly, make sure to fry the bhindi well, else the chutney will turn slimy.
- also, you can add coconut while grinding the chutney, to have variation.
- additonally, adding tamarind along with tomato gives a nice tanginess to the chutney.
- finally, bhindi chutney recipe tastes great when prepared with a generous amount of oil.