This is a simple, easy and tasty North Indian style vegan ladies finger fry.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 2 · 2 to 3
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients

  • 250 grams lady finger ((okra or bhindi))
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 medium onion, (chopped or ⅓ cup chopped onion)
  • 1 inch ginger, (chopped or 1 heaped teaspoon ginger)
  • 1 green chili (- chopped or sliced)
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander))
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves))
  • salt as required

Method

preparation for ladies finger fry

  1. First rinse 250 grams lady finger in water. Wipe them dry. There should be no trace of water or moisture on the lady finger as then the okra becomes slimy while cooking.
  2. Then chop them in 1 to 1.5 cm roundels. Keep aside.

making masala

  1. In a shallow kadai or pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add 1/3 cup chopped onion.
  2. On a low to medium flame, saute the onions till they turn translucent.
  3. Then add 1 tsp heaped chopped ginger and 1 green chili (chopped or sliced). Stir and saute for half a minute.
  4. Reduce the flame and add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder and 1 tsp coriander powder.
  5. Mix the spice powders very well.

making ladies finger fry

  1. Then add the chopped lady finger.
  2. Stir and mix very well with the rest of the masala.
  3. Add salt as per taste.
  4. Mix the salt very well with the lady fingers.
  5. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the lady finger on a low flame. Do not add any water in the pan.
  6. After every 3 to 4 minutes, do check the lady finger and stir again, so that the lady finger does not get browned or burnt and are uniformly cooked.
  7. Cook till the lady finger is tender and done. Cooking lady finger takes about 14 to 15 minutes on a low flame.
  8. Then add 1/2 tsp garam masala powder. Mix very well. Switch off the flame.
  9. Lastly add 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves. Stir and mix again.
  10. Serve ladies finger fry hot or warm with phulkas or chapatis or paratha. It can also be served as a side dish with dal rice or rasam rice or sambar rice.
  11. You can also pack it in lunch box with a side of roti or bread or paratha.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.