Bhindi Raita Recipe

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Raita is one of the healthiest options and stomach filling too. you must have heart of boondi raita but do not confuse that with bhindi raita. Bhindi raita as the name suggests is made with okra and since it is raita, yogurt is a must. To make the dish complete, we will need, mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida and green chilies.

Bhindi Raita Recipe
Difficulty	Easy
Rating	10.0 / 10 (2 votes)
Recipe Type	Veg.

Ingredients:

2 Cups thinly sliced okra, washed and dried
1 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
A pinch of asafoetida
6 Curry leaves
1/2 Cup oil for frying
2 Green chilies, chopped finely
2 Cups yogurt, lightly beaten
Salt to taste

How to make Bhindi Raita:

Heat oil in a wok.
Pour bhindi (chopped) and stir - fry until it had turned brown in colour; to remove excess oil - keep it on kitchen towel.
Allow it to cool.
Mix green chillies, yoghurt, fried bhindi (lady finger) and salt in a bowl and then place to a serving bowl.
Now, heat 1 tsp. oil in a small pan, add the curry leaves and mustard seeds.
With the crackling sound, add asafoetida powder and stir for a few seconds and pour over the raita bowl.
Cover to allow flavours to coalesce.
Serve.