Okra Tomato Curry
Crispy okra (bhindi) served with a flavorful tomato curry is a mouthwatering side dish. You will be sure to impress your guests with this unique dish!
For Gravy
- 4 medium tomato puree will make approx. 1-1/2 cup
- 1/4 -inch piece of ginger
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (Jeera)
- Pinch of asafetida (Hing)
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (Haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon corn starch/arrowroot powder
Fried Okra
- Approx. ½ pond okra sliced from the center and cut in half to make about 1-3/4 cup cut okra (bhindi)
- 1/4 cup besan gram flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchur)
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds coarsely ground (sonff)
- 1-1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds coarsely ground (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- Approx. 3 tablespoons water
- Oil to fry
Gravy
Mix cornstarch with three tablespoons of water and keep aside.
Blend the tomatoes and ginger to make tomato puree.
Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium high. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed cracks right away, the oil is ready.
Add cumin seeds, and asafetida and stir for a few seconds now add coriander; turmeric, red chili, salt, and sugar stir fry for a few seconds and add tomato puree.
Cook the tomatoes for about 4-5 minutes, add cornstarch, and cook for about 3 minutes. Gravy should be pourable consistency. Gravy is ready to keep aside.
Fried Okra
In a bowl put the okra and add all the dry ingredients, salt, cumin, mango powder, fennel, coriander, red chili powder and besan (gram flour) mix it well. Add the water slowly okra should be nicely coated with spices but the mix should not be runny.
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat, the frying pan should have about 1 inch of oil. Oil should be moderately hot when you put okra in oil it should float right away but not change color.
Put one okra at a time into the oil and fry till they are golden brown on both sides this should take about four minutes.
Take them out over a paper towel.
Serve the Okra over gravy; don’t mix it as you should pick up the okra with gravy.
Suggestions
- You can prepare the gravy and okra in advance; gravy can be refrigerated for 4-5 days. Fried okra should be stored at room temperature for 3-4 days. Before serving heat, the gravy and heat the gravy in a frying pan like stir fry so they become crunchy and serve over the gravy.
- You can serve the fried okra without gravy as a side dish they taste great
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Kate
September 2, 2017 at 8:17 amHi I’m from Poland. I tried a lot of yours dishes they’re amazing. Ikea for dinner tonight. Regards Kate
Shubhi Jain
November 9, 2016 at 2:18 amI am very fond of Dahi-Bhindi, Tomato curry with bhindi is unique.
Piscean
August 29, 2016 at 4:00 amManjula aunty, can you please tell me if there is an alternative to besan flour?
Manjula Jain
August 29, 2016 at 4:53 pmPiscean’ use corn starch
Anil kumar
March 11, 2016 at 1:21 amHello, this is really a nice dish of okra, i like it, I will try
Veena Arvind
March 9, 2016 at 6:48 amHello Manjula
We can prepare lot of new dishes browsing ur kitchen.
Manjula Jain
March 9, 2016 at 2:09 pmVeena Arvind, Thank you
renee kaur
February 18, 2016 at 9:22 amI will try this soon
Shubham
October 9, 2015 at 8:24 amThanks a lot for the amazing recipe. I just made it and it was delectable. Keep up the good work
mahreen
August 3, 2015 at 11:50 amThanks mangula
Molly
August 3, 2015 at 9:41 amIs it possible to use frozen okra? Thank you; this sounds tasty.
Manjula Jain
August 4, 2015 at 12:31 amMolly, for this recipe frozen okra will not work
Madan ojha
August 3, 2015 at 7:12 amthis is very tasty dish,i like it.
deepika bajaj
September 8, 2014 at 12:47 amToo gud n easy recipes
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Lakshmi Rajesh
January 8, 2014 at 4:52 amI want to test this recipe on my husband so I’m planning to try the recipe this weekend. I have ordered the vegetables required from buygreenz and groceries from http://www.qusec.in. Hope I will make the recipe taste good.. Thanks for the recipe!!
sanjub singh
November 21, 2013 at 1:09 amverry good
Chauhan
October 29, 2013 at 1:43 pmHi Manjula,
Can you substitute the cornflour for starch?
Thanks in advance for your help!
aarchana87
July 23, 2013 at 2:20 amManjula Aunty,
Can you please suggest me with what can I serve this okra tomato curry with?
I am very much tempted to try this dish but not sure what to serve this with.
Can I serve this with plain rice ?
Waiting for your reply ..
Regards,
Archana
Manjula Jain
July 24, 2013 at 11:58 amAarchana,
You can serve this with plain rice but I like with any plain flat bread like Roti, Puri, Pita or paratha
Neela Patel
July 20, 2013 at 4:09 amDelicious.
Lovely without the tomato gravy.
Rg7217
July 17, 2013 at 8:01 amCan I not fry the okra is there any other way
talma
June 27, 2017 at 10:05 amWe are not allowed frying,is there another way?
Manjula Jain
June 28, 2017 at 11:50 pmTalma, do with stir fry bhindi