Malai Dahi Bhindi – I tried this delicious okra recipe with Abevia Milk Which is very creamy and delicious . I loved its rich taste and used in making tea and coffee . Later I tried in many recipes as an substitute of cream and milk and every time it gave very good results.
I usually makes stir fries or some times stuffed okras but never tried adding okra in any sort of gravy. So want to try making a rich curd and cream gravy okra curry for a get together. The curd gravy looks delicious but instead of milk i added some Abevia milk in the curry and it turn so rich and creamy.
Ingredients350 gms Okra / bhindi
2 medium Tomatoes / Tamatar
1 cup Yogurt / Dahi
1 cup Abevia Milk
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
1 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
to taste Salt / Namak
1 tsp Dried Fenugreek / Kasoori Methi
1 tbsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
1/4 tsp Garam masala
4 tbsp Cooking Oil / Khane wala Tel
1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
Method* Wash and wipe bhindi / okra and remove both ends.
* Now halway slit the okra from the center and check from inside and then chop into big pieces
* In a bowl add yogurt and all the dry spices and mix it well.
* In a pan heat 4 tbsp ghee or oil and saute the okra pieces on medium heat so they get a nice golden color and become semi cooked.
* Remove the bhindi in a plate.
* In the same pan add 3 tbsp oil and add 1 tsp cumin and 2 chopped green chilies and 2 chopped medium tomatoes .
* Add salt and turmeric , cover and cook till tomatoes become soft.
* Now mash the tomatoes with the ladle to make them smooth , now add the yogurt mix in the pan after lowering the heat.
* Keep stirring till it start boiling.
* Now add 1/2 cup Abevia milk or 1 cup full fat milk or 4 tbsp of fresh cream.
* Keep stirring to avoid curdling of the mixture.
* When it start boiling add kasoori methi and inch garam masala.
* Add the okra pieces , stir to mix and add around 1/2 to 1 cup water as per your choice of gravy.
* Cover and cook till the okra become soft and the gravy start releasing some oil around the sides of the pan.
* Serve Delicious Malai bhindi with paratha, Naan or Rice.