Halwai April 24, 2025

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg- bhendis or Okra
• 1/2 cup -cashew nuts
• 3 -onions
• 2- Tomatoes medium size
• 1 pinch – Turmeric
• 1 tbsp- dhaniya, Jeera powder, Red Chilli powder
• salt
• 1/2 spoon – Sugar
• 4 tbsp – oil
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

  1. Wash okras and then cut into small pieces.
  2. Add 3 spoon of oil in a kadai and fry them.
  3. Once it is fried, add some salt to the mixture.
  4. Soak cashew nuts in hot water and blend in to a smooth paste.
  5. In a kadai or yoke add a spoon of oil, then fry onions until golden brown.
  6. Then add tomatoes and cook till the water evaporates.
  7. Add all the masalas and fry for a minute.
  8. Then add the cashew nut paste and mix well.
  9. You can add some water and cook well.
  10. Once it starts boiling, add the sugar and some salt.
  11. Finally add the bhendis to this mixture and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
  12. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Recipe courtesy of Prema Prasad