Recipe: Tantalizing Indian style okra (Vegan)

Indian style okra (Vegan). My Indian friend taught me how to make this easy traditional Indian okra recipe using fresh okra and spices in a skillet. Stir in the okra, and season with cumin, ginger, coriander, pepper and salt. Cook and stir for a few minutes, then reduce the heat to medium-low, and cover the pan.

Mix all powder ingredients together and coat okra. Fry mustard seeds till they pop or tuen grey and add okra mixture. While frying, stir frequently to prevent sticking. You could create Indian style okra (Vegan) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you create that.

Ingredients of Indian style okra (Vegan)

1. You need 400 gms of okra.
2. You need 1 of red onion.
3. It's 1 spoonful of gram flour.
4. Prepare of Salt as per taste.
5. You need of Oil to fry okra.
6. Prepare of Mustard powder - half teaspoon.
7. It's of Red chilly powder - 1/4 teaspoon (optional).
8. Prepare of Cumin seeds - half teaspoon.
9. You need of Dry mango powder - 1 teaspoon (optional).

I fry mine till a bit crunchy, but the tast is wonderful either soft or crunchy. Okra is cooked in many ways in Indian cuisine. It usually is a veggie side served as a part of a meal, served with dals and curries. It can be served as simple side cooked with just onions, or cooked in a sauces like sesame.

Indian style okra (Vegan) instructions

1. Cut okra in four long pieces. Add gram flour, salt, mustard, chilly powder, dry mango powder to it. Give it a good mix..
2. Heat oil in a deep pan. Put okra in it in small batches. I fried 400 gms of okra in 3 batches. Take it out when it turns golden brown..
3. Cut red onion in long thin slices..
4. Heat the leftover oil from frying, add cumin seeds in it. Put onions when the seeds start popping. As the onions turn golden brown and soft, add the fried okra in it and toss it nicely. Turn the heat off..
5. Serve with chapati, lentils or raita. It tastes delicious and is especially a hit amongst kids..

Bhindi Masala - Indian style okra stir fry cooked with onion, tomatoes and spices! This stir fry is best enjoyed with warm rotis. Okra or bhindi as it's called in Hindi is a very popular vegetable in India. I think after paneer (which though is not a vegetable but most definitely treated like one in India), bhindi must. Bhindi or Okra is a delicious main course vegetable dish filled with spices.