Chatpati Bhindi

A chatpati dish which can be used like pickle too

Ingredients:

250 grams fresh lady finger/okra (Bhindi)

2 table spoon mustard oil (for cooking)

For filling:

4 table spoon  gram flour (besan)

2 teaspoon coriander powder (dhania)

1 teaspoon red chilli powder (lal mirch)

1 teaspoon dry mango powder (aamchoor)

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (saunf)

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)

1/2 teaspoon black salt (kaala namak)

2 table spoon Mango pickle (aam ka achchar)

1/2 teaspoon hing

2 table spoon mustard oil 

salt according to taste

 Method:

For filling:

In a shallow pan, roast gram flour till the color changes into light brown.  Add mustard oil  and saute it for 2 minutes. Add spices, saunf & hing and saute them too. Now add the pickle and saute again for few more minutes.  Filling is ready , allow it to cool at room temperature.

Preparation for bhindi: 

Wash and  cut the cap and lower end of okra. Make a long cut in each okra as it is to be  filled  and coated with the prepared filling. Fill each okra and coat it with remaining filling . In a shallow pan,heat  mustard oil and put okras. Cover the pan ,and let okras cook on low flame for 15 minutes. Turn them occasionally for proper cooking.

Chatpati bhindi is ready. Have them like a subzi or like pickle.

Serve them with chappatis or paranthas. 

Optional notes:

I had used mango pickle , One can also use lemon pickle, mixed vegetable or chilli pickle  according to desired taste.