Stuffed Bhindi with Paneer Recipe

Stuffed Bhindi with Paneer Recipe

Ingredients

200 grams Bhindi (Okra/Ladyfinger)

1 medium sized onion, grated

2 large tomatoes

1/2 teaspoon chilly powder

1/4 teaspoon Garam masala

2 tablespoons ghee or oil

4 tsp ginger-garlic paste

Salt to taste

4 cloves

Pinch of asafetida

2 tablespoons chopped coriander for garnishing

100 grams Paneer cut into small pieces

2 pinches pepper powder

1/3 tbsp amchoor (a kind of Indian spice)

Preparation

Take a pan and heat 1 tbsp oil in it. Add Paneer pieces to it and fry till they turn golden in color.

Add the pepper powder along with amchoor and salt to taste. Now, cook for 2 min and then set aside.

Now, cut the stalk of each Bhindi and make lengthwise slit.

Mix the stuffing properly and stuff each Bhindi with the stuffing mixture.

Now take some oil in the pan and add cumin seeds. Sauté until it starts to crackle.

After this, add onions, green chilies and ginger. Sauté till onion turns transparent, then put in asafetida and cook for a few seconds.

Now peel off the skin of the tomatoes and mash the pulp to form a thick paste. Add this to make thick gravy.

After this, add the Bhindi (Okra) and cook for 5 minutes until soft and well coated with the gravy.

Your Stuffed Bhindi with Paneer is ready to serve. You can serve it with chapattis, paratha and yoghurt.