V’s grandmother mentioned about this dish during our last India trip, somehow it had slipped out of my mind. Cooked okra is mixed with raw onion, coconut and some other ingredients to make this delicious bharth . It makes a great combination with some spicy papad(happal) . This is a classic Konkani recipe. It can be made with roasted eggplant(brinjal), cooked okra or some other vegetables.
I personally didn’t care much for it because of the raw onion. So aayi makes any bharth without onion for me and with onion for everyone else. So if you are a raw onion hater like me, go ahead and leave it out.
Ingredients: 2 cups okra(bhinde/bhende) cut into pieces 1/4 cups fresh/frozen coconut 1/4 cup chopped onion A pinch asafoetida(optional) 4 green chillies 1/4 tea spn tamarind extract Oil Salt
Method: Heat a little oil and fry okra for 5-6mins. Then add very little water and let it cook. (Traditionally it is not fried, just cooked with little water, but since it becomes too slimy that way, I fried it before adding water. Alternatively, okra could be steamed without adding any water). In a bowl, mix coconut, onion with green chillies, tamarind, asafoetida(optional). Mix very well using your fingers. Now add the cooked okra and mix well, mashing the okra a bit. Serve with papad as a side dish.
Serves : 1-2 Preparation time : 15mins
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Okra/bhende is one of the most loved vegetables at our home. My grandmother used to prepare this dish very often. Song is a very spicy Konkani side dish. The most popular song being the batate song – version with coconut and without coconut .
The okra version is made with lot of onion, sliced okra, lot of chillies, tamarind and a little coconut. The final dish becomes spicy, sweetish from onion, tangy from tamarind.
Ingredients: 2 cups okra chopped into thin strips 1 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup fresh/frozen coconut 10-15 red chillies (use as much as you can handle) 1/2 tea spn thick tamarind extract 1 tea spn coriander seeds Oil Salt
Method: Dry roast coconut. Grind it with red chillies, coriander seeds, tamarind. Heat oil and fry onion for few minutes. Add okra pieces, salt and fry till okra is done. Add coconut paste, cook for 3-4mins. Serve hot with rice or chapatis.
Serves: 3-4 Preparation time : 20mins
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