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Instructions
Cooking Steps
Step 1: To begin making the Stuffed Bhindi With Peanuts Recipe, in a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the filling including roasted peanuts, sesame seeds, coriander powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, amchur, gram flour, sugar, salt, oil and keep aside
Step 2: Wash the bhindi and dry them completely with a clean kitchen towel
Step 3: Slit them lengthwise in such a way that the ends don’t separate and don’t become two halves
Step 4: Fill a small amount of the filling mixture into the slit portion of the bhindi
Step 5: Once filled close the sides by bring them together
Step 6: You could leave them as whole filled fingers or cut the filled fingers into half from the center
Step 7: Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat; add onion, ginger and garlic and saute until softened
Step 8: Add the tomatoes and cook until softened
Step 9: Stir in salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder
Step 10: Once tomatoes have softened, keep them aside
Step 11: In the same pan or another pan, heat some more oil and gently stir in the filled bhindi
Step 12: Turn the heat to low and simmer with the pan covered for about two minutes
Step 13: After about a couple of minutes, uncover the pan; give a gentle stir to the lady fingers turning them around and allowing them to cook in the open until they become tender
Step 14: You will notice the color changes from green to a pale green with roasted brown spots and the bhindi would have also shrunk in size; this indicates that it is cooked
Step 15: Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
Step 16: Stir in the cooked tomato mixture to the bhindi and toss to coat well
Step 17: Once bharva bhindi is done, turn off heat and transfer the bhindi to a serving platter
Step 18: Garnish with grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves and serve
Step 19: Serve the Stuffed Bhindi With Peanuts along with Tawa Paratha and Kadhi for a wholesome lunch or dinner
Step 20: You can also serve Khamang Kakdi along with this meal