How to Prepare Yummy Indian style okra (Vegan)

Indian style okra (Vegan). Fresh okra is sliced and combined with Indian spices, and sautéed quickly with butter. Bhindi Masala - Indian style okra stir fry cooked with onion, tomatoes and spices! This vegan and dish is easy to make & pairs well with bread of Bhindi masala is a very popular and delicious vegan Indian recipe made with okra, tomatoes, onions , and a few basic spices. #vegan #vegetarian #okra.

Okra or bhindi as it's called in Hindi is a very popular vegetable in India. I think after paneer (which though is not a vegetable but most definitely treated like one in India), bhindi must. Okra is cooked in many ways in Indian cuisine. You can cook Indian style okra (Vegan) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Indian style okra (Vegan)

You need 400 gms of okra.
It's 1 of red onion.
Prepare 1 spoonful of gram flour.
You need of Salt as per taste.
It's of Oil to fry okra.
It's of Mustard powder - half teaspoon.
You need of Red chilly powder - 1/4 teaspoon (optional).
It's of Cumin seeds - half teaspoon.
You need of Dry mango powder - 1 teaspoon (optional).

It usually is a veggie side served as a part of a meal, served with dals and curries. It can be served as simple side cooked with just onions, or cooked in a sauces like sesame. My Indian friend taught me how to make this easy traditional Indian okra recipe using fresh okra and spices in a skillet. Okra flavored with garlic and spiced with Indian spices.

Indian style okra (Vegan) instructions

Cut okra in four long pieces. Add gram flour, salt, mustard, chilly powder, dry mango powder to it. Give it a good mix..
Heat oil in a deep pan. Put okra in it in small batches. I fried 400 gms of okra in 3 batches. Take it out when it turns golden brown..
Cut red onion in long thin slices..
Heat the leftover oil from frying, add cumin seeds in it. Put onions when the seeds start popping. As the onions turn golden brown and soft, add the fried okra in it and toss it nicely. Turn the heat off..
Serve with chapati, lentils or raita. It tastes delicious and is especially a hit amongst kids..

This is a very easy and spicy okra recipe and won't take much of your time. As far as bhindi or okra is concerned, I am always open to new recipes. This lahsuni bhindi is an example of such a recipe. Most Indians fall into the first category, the kind that loves okra, which also goes in that country (thanks to the British) by the macabre name of lady's fingers. That's because Indian cooks learned long ago that the first rule of cooking okra is to rid it of that hateful goop that can transform this veggie from.