Kadai Bhindi - A rich, flavorful dish made with aromatic spice blend, healthy, easy, quick and almost everyone's favorite in Indian households! This humble vegetable will win the popularity vote in any day!
Wash the bindi. Dry it really well with kitchen or paper towel. Make sure no moisture remains at all, else it will make the subzi sticky. Chop off the ends and cut the bhindi into approximately half inch pieces.
Heat oil in a wide bottomed pan on medium heat. Add asafetida, curry leaves. Add potato cubes. Saute’. In a couple of minutes, add turmeric powder. Mix.
When the potatoes are about half cooked, add the chopped bhindi, lemon juice. Mix it well. As much as possible, keep it all in single layer for it to cook evenly. Lemon juice helps remove the slime/stickiness. It also helps make the subzi a bit crispier.
Let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Then add the kadai masala (recipe is given below. You can also add bit of garam masala in case you don’t have kadai masala), salt, coriander-cumin powder, and red chili powder. Mix well. Let it cook until potatoes and bhindi are cooked completely.
Enjoy with rotis, parathas or rice!
Notes
See homemade Kadai masala recipe below in the post.