Stuffed Bhindi

Ingredients:

Bhindi - 300 gms

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Salt as required

Haldi powder - 1/4 tsp

Jeera - 1 1/2 tsp

Oil

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Amchoor powder - 1 tsp

Items to be roasted and powdered:

Chana dal - 1 1/2

Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsps

Dry red chillies - 4-5

Black peppercorns - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Methi seeds - 1 tsp

Sesame seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

Wash the bhindis nicely and wipe them dry and cut the head and tail and make a slit half way through.

make a coarse powder of the roasted items in a dry grinder.

Now put the masala powder in a bowl and add salt and chilly powder and 1/4 tsp hing and mix nicely.

Take each bhindi and fill with this masala powder without breaking the bhindi.

Now take a kadai pour oil and season with jeera and a pinch of hing.

Add the stuffed bhindi and mix nicely and also add a pinch of salt and cook on low flame.

After the bhindis have been cooked, off the gas and remove and transfer to a bowl.

Now the stuffed bhindi is ready to be had with phulka chappathis,rotis or parathas.