How to Prepare Okra at Home? Get Stuffed Okra Recipe by Sonia Goyal

Stuffed Okra with dried Indian spices is a shallow-fried Indian vegetable recipe consisting of fresh lady fingers and powdered spices. It is a famous tangy vegetable recipe in North India. It is generally eaten with Roti (Indian flatbread) in lunch and dinner.

There is a wide range of stuffings used in India to fill in vegetables to give them additional flavor. Stuffing the vegetables with dried, crushed or powdered spices is one of the most popular cooking style in Rajasthan. This stuffed okra recipe is prepared in the same way to add some spicy flavors in your plate!

Ingredients:-

1. Fresh Green Okra : 250 gm (slit lengthwise)
2. Fresh Green Chilli : 2 nos. (slit lengthwise and cut in medium size)
3. Onion : 1 (medium size) (thinly sliced)
4. Salt : as per taste
5. Coriander Powder : 2 teaspoon
6. Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 teaspoon
7. Dried Mango Powder : 1/2 teaspoon
8. Turmeric Powder : 1/4 teaspoon
9. Cooking Oil : 2 table spoon

Cooking Method:-
1. Mix all the dry spices in a bowl. This mixture will use to stuff Okra.
2. Now Stuff your Okra with this dry spices mixture and keep aside.
3. Take 2 tablespoon oil in a cooking pan and heat it.
4. Add stuffed Okra to the hot cooking oil. Stir well so that Okra should not stick to the bottom of the cooking pan.
5. After 2 minutes, add sliced Onion and Green Chillies in it and again stir well. Let it cook on medium flame for 5 minutes. Meanwhile stir it once or twice gently so that Okra and spices should not stick to the bottom of the cooking pan.
6. If Okra starts to cut easily by spoon or spatula, it means Okra is perfectly cooked. Otherwise leave it on medium flame for another 2 minutes.
7. Serve it hot in main course with Roti.