Chatpate Bhindi Aloo

Full written recipe Chatpata Bhindi Aloo

Prep time: 10-15 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Serves: 3-4 people

Ingredients

• LADY FINGER | भिंडी 250 GRAMS
• POTATO | आलू 1 NO.
• WATER | पानी AS REQUIRED
• ONION | प्याज़ 2 SMALL SIZED.
• MUSTARD OIL | सरसों का तेल 2 TBSP
• CUMIN SEEDS | जीरा ½ TSP
• GARLIC | लेहसुन 1 TBSP (ROUGHLY CHOPPED)
• GREEN CHILLI | हरी मिर्च 2 NO. (CHOPPED)
• ASAFOETIDA | हींग ¼ TSP
• POWDERED SPICES
• TURMERIC POWDER | हल्दी पाउडर ¼ TSP
• CORIANDER POWDER | धनिया पाउडर 1 TSP
• KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1/2TSP
• CUMIN POWDER | जीरा पाउडर 1 TSP
• DRY MANGO POWDER | आमचूर पाउडर 1 TSP
• KASURI METHI | कसूरी मेथी 1 TSP
• SALT | नमक TO TASTE
• GARAM MASALA | गरम मसाला A PINCH
• FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया A HANDFUL (CHOPPED)

Method:

1. Wash the lady fingers & dry them using a clean kitchen towel, place them onto a plate & let them dry under the fan for 5-10 minutes.
2. Once dried, cut them into thick dices & transfer them into a bowl.
3. Similar cut the potato into the same sized dices & place them in water so that they don’t discolour.
4. Then cut the onions into thick slices & transfer them into a bowl as well.
5. Set a kadhai over high flame & add the oil once it gets hot, now heat the oil until it reaches it’s smoking point then lower the flame & let it cool down slightly.
6. Further add the cumin seeds, garlic, green chillies & asafoetida, stir well & cook the garlic over medium low flame for 1-2 minutes.
7. Then add the slices onions & cook over high flame until the onions turn translucent.
8. Further add the potatoes & cook over high flame for 2-3 minutes, then cover it with a lid & cook over low flame for 4-5 minutes until the potatoes are almost cooked.
9. Once the potatoes are almost cooked add all the powdered spices, kasuri methi, stir well & cook over low flame for 1-1.5 minutes.
10. Further add the lady fingers, stir well & then cover & cook over medium low flame until the lady fingers get cooked.
11. Lastly taste & adjust the salt if required & add garam masala & fresh coriander.
12. Your chatpata bhindi aloo is ready.