🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Okra Jalfrezi

Name: Okra Jalfrezi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Kashmiri Chili Powder; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 2 tbsp Tomato Puree; to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 400 g, trimmed Okra

🇮🇳 Indian

Toasted spices, golden-seared Okra, and the classic kadhai rhythm — fry, splash, cover, reduce — builds a masala that tastes like it simmered all afternoon.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Kashmiri Chili Powder1 tsp
Garam Masala1 tsp
Tomato Puree2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Ghee2 tbsp
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Okra400 g, trimmed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the oil in a kadhai until it ripples, then crackle the whole spices for a few seconds.
2
Add the Okra and brown it well, resisting the urge to stir too often — colour is flavour.
3
Stir in Ghee and Garlic, softening them into the spiced oil.
4
Season, add a splash of water, and simmer covered until the Okra is tender and the sauce has thickened.
5
Uncover and raise the heat for the last two minutes to reduce the masala until it clings to the Okra.
6
Rest for five minutes off the heat, garnish with coriander, and serve with bread or rice.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Dry Bhindi Jalfrezi | Okra Jalfrezi Recipe | Try Bhindi in Jalfrezi masala · on YouTube