Bharli Bhindi - Stuffed okra

This is a pretty simple dish in terms of the ingredients. A bit time consuming with the process but that's okay. The end result is kickass. So, here we go.

Ingredients

• Okra / Ladies finger - 1/4 kg (washed and dried)

For the masala

1. Peanuts - 1/3 cup, roasted
2. Coconut - a handful
3. Coriander leaves - a handful
4. Green chilli - 1
5. Garlic - 2-3 pods
6. Goda masala - 2 tsp (replace with garam masala if you don't have this)
7. Dhaniya powder - 1 tsp
8. Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
9. Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method:

• Cut of the head and tail of the okra. 
• Slit from top to bottom leaving a cm or two on both ends. 
• Roast the peanuts. Grind along with coconut, coriander leaves, green chilli, garlic - without adding any water. It will be a coarse paste. 
• To this add 1 tsp dhaniya powder, 1/4 tsp jeera powder and 2 tsp goda masala.
• Add salt, a few drops of lime juice and mix well. 
• Fill this into the bhindi without breaking it. You will have some left over masala. It will look like the pic below.

• In a wide bottomed pan, add oil and mustard and hing. 
• Gently arrange the bhindi, sprinkle some salt and water and cover and cook. 
• When it's half cooked, add the remaining masala, sprinkle the water and cover and cook until done. 
• Serve with jeera rice or rotis.