Okra Yogurt Curry | Dahi Bhindhi | வெண்டைக்காய் தயிர் கறி

 This is simple and tasty Okra Yogurt curry. In this dish, okra pieces are sautéed well in Oakland then tossed with spiced yogurt sauce. It’s also called Dahi bhindhi or வெண்டைக்காய் தயிர் கறி . This goes very well with chapatti or Parotta. Enjoy well 😊

Ingredients 

For Okra Curry 

Chopped Okra - 20

Chopped Onion - 1

Yogurt - 1 Cup (beaten)

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp 

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp 

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder - 1 tsp 

Salt to taste 

To Temper

Oil - 4 tbsp 

Bay Leaf - 2

Cardamom - 2

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp 

For Yogurt Dip

Yogurt - 1/ 2 cup

Salt - little 

Garam Masala - 1 tsp 

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Method 

Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Add chopped okra pieces and fry until it turns color changes for about 10 minutes on low flame. Once it done, then keep it aside. 

Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cardamom cumin seeds, dry methi leaves and fry for 30 seconds.

Add chopped onion along with required salt and ginger garlic paste then fry until it changes color.              

Then add all spices cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder  and mix well . Then add turmeric powder and then sauté well.

                                                                                   

                                             

Add the beaten yogurt and keep stirring it until oil separates. Once it done, add the fried okra pieces and mix well.

Close the lid and simmer it for about 5 minutes.

In another pan, add half cup beaten yogurt, garam masala and chopped coriander leaves.    

Stir it for about 1 minutes and add this into okra curry. 

Combine well and close and cook for about 2 minutes.                      

Add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.                              

                 

Serve this yummy and tasty okra yogurt curry with Parotta or chapatti.

 

Nilgiri Chicken Curry

 This is a tasty, simple and yummy chicken curry. In this dish, chicken is marinated well with ground masala ( Nilgiri Chicken Masala) and sautéed with onion tomato masala along with some Indian spices. 

It goes very well with roti, chapatti, naan, ghee Rice and pulav, etc.

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Ingredients 

For Marination 

Chicken - 1/2 kg

Curd - 1/2 Cup

Salt to taste 

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp 

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp 

For Chicken Curry 

Sliced Onion - 2

Tomato - 1

For Ground Masala 

Green Chilly - 4 ( based on your spice)

Chopped Ginger - 2 pieces 

Peeled Garlic - 5 pods

Grated Coconut - 1/2 Cup 

Mint Leaves - 1/3 Cup

Coriander Leaves - a bunch 

To Temper

Oil - little 

Cinnamon sticks - 1 

Cardamom - 2

Cloves - 4

Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp 

Mint Leaves - few

Coriander Leaves - few

Method 

Take a bowl. Add chicken, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, curd along with required salt. Mix well and refrigerate this for at least 1 hour.

     

In a blender add the ingredients one by one which are under labeled for “ ground masala “ and grind it as fine paste. Then keep it aside.       

In a bowl heat oil. Add cinnamon sticks, cardamom,  cloves, fennel seeds, mint leaves and coriander leaves . Sauté it for 30 seconds.                        

Add the sliced onions along with little salt. Fry the onions until color changes.

Then add the tomato pieces and fry until it becomes mushy.

                        

Once it done add the marinated chicken pieces and fry 3 to 4 minutes.                

Close lid and cook for about 5 minutes. 

Once it’s done, add the ground masala and sauté it for 1 to 2 mins. 

Add little water to the blender. And mix the water and add it into chicken.   

Sauté it for few minutes and close lid and keep cook for another 5 minutes.

                           

Once it done, serve with Parotta, chapatti, naan, ghee rice and Pulav, etc…