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Chooran Bhendi

Amma's notebook · Main course, page 6

Whole okra slit and stuffed with amchoor masala, cooked slowly until tender.

Chooran Bhendi, in Amma's handwriting
Amma's original. Tap to open full size.

Method

  1. Cut off the top and bottom of each bhendi and slit down the centre so the spices go inside.
  2. Fill with salt, mirchi, haldi, dhania-zeera and amchoor pd.
  3. Heat oil, add the bhendis and cover. Cook on a slow flame until soft and tender.

Serve with

Garnished with kothmir, with roti.

Typed up from Amma's handwritten notebook. Her Hindi and Urdu words are kept as she wrote them.

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