Aloo bhindi , potatoes with okra
I always want to make restaurant quality side dishes at home. The catch is I cannot bring myself to use the requisite amount of oil. But after making mediocre okra repeatedly, I decided to just surrender to the fat. I decided to go all out and make a North Indian Style Okra Potato Curry for mooli parathas. Aloo is the bacon of India, add it to anything to improve the desirability quotient; Frankly though, Okra is perfect, doesn't need any further gilding. 20 Okras, trimmed, halved and cut into about 2" pieces 4-5 smallish potatoes thinly sliced. 2 medium sized onions chopped 3 green chillies 6 pods garlic 3 tomatoes chopped 1 teaspoon poppy seeds 2 cloves 1 inch piece of cinnamon 1 teaspoon fennel 1 teaspoon cumin 2 teaspoon coriander seeds 3 tablespoons oil divided 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon chili powder salt to taste coriander leaves for garnish Heat 1 tbspoon oil, fry the okra and transfer to a plate Add 1 tbspoon oil to the pan and fry the ...