Achari Dahi Bhindi is a delicious and authentic Indian curry where okra is cooked with pickle masala, yogurt, and spices. Serve with bread or rice. Okra also packs many antioxidants that benefit our health. It's also an easy green vegetable to add to your diet because it's easy to cook with. Achari Dahi Bhindi is a north Indian recipe. Every Indian house has its own way of making it and this is how my mom made it. Achar means pickle and bhindi means okra.
Ingredients
To Fry the Bhindi
1 pound okra
1 tbsp oil
2 tsp amchur powder
To Prepare Curry
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
6 cloves garlic
2 green chilies
2 potatoes
1 onion finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
2-3 tbsp achari masala
1 cup yogurt
1/4 cup Cilantro
Salt
Method* Wash and dry the okra. Then trim the ends and slice them. Then saute them in oil along with amchur powder till the okra is no longer slimy and is cooked.
* Do not cover the pan or add water when cooking. Transfer the okra to a plate.
* In the same pan, heat oil, temper mustard seeds, and cumin seeds. Once they crackle, add minced garlic, and minced green chilies.
* Then add the (peeled and diced) potatoes to the pan along with salt. Saute for 4-5 minutes over a medium flame or till they are cooked.
* Add and saute onions till they turn translucent.
* Then add the finely chopped tomatoes. Mix and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and pulpy.
* Add achari masala. If you are using an Indian pickle instead, add it at this point.
* Whisk yogurt and add it to the pan. Quickly mix it all together and cook it for a minute. Do not let the yogurt curdle.
* Then add the fried okra to the pan. Mix it all together.
* Garnish with chopped cilantro and take it off the flame. Serve Achari Dahi Bhindi with any other flatbread.