• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Batter_Up_With_Sujata

Batter Up With Sujata

A Food Journey and Rendezvous

  • Home
  • Recipes
You are here: Home / Curries / Lady’s Finger Or Okra With One Teaspoon Oil

Lady’s Finger Or Okra With One Teaspoon Oil

24/06/2018 by Sujata Roy 16 Comments

dsc 1651

Lady’s finger or okra or bhindi cooked in one teaspoon oil.
Very easy to make yet delicious. Just mix all the ingredients and cook with a tempering of methi or fenugreek seeds in one teaspoon oil. You can use cumin, mustard or any seeds for tempering.
You can also make it in microwave in a microwavable glass bowl.

Our this week’s 150 #Foodiemonday blogging theme is veggies with one teaspoon oil.
Now why to use only one teaspoon oil. If you like you can also make it without oil. Skip the tempering step and mix all the ingredients and cook on low flame till done.

If we look at the benefits of cooking without oil from a nutritional point of view, we will discover that we can do without it in our recipes. Most oils are high in sodium, fat and concentrated calories – three major things we do not need in our bodies. We can get all the wholesome nutrients we need, without the empty calories, from a natural, plant-based diet. A major advantage of cooking without oil is the amount of unnecessary added fats you will be eliminating from your meals. If you’re working on losing weight or maintaining a healthier heart, you do not need the fat from oils clogging up your arteries and slowing down your weight loss process. Cooking oils are packed with saturated fats which raise cholesterol levels in your blood.
Source

And my humble contribution is this easy to make spicy delicious okra. A healthy and easily available vegetable. Which has numerous health benefits range from treating diabetes to preventing kidney disease.
The beginning of September signals that fall is on its way, along with leaves, and… okra? The exotic medicinal and culinary vegetable (available year-round), is best to get in early fall when crops in Southern states reach their peak. Typically, okra is used as a thickening agent in soups like gumbo because of its ooey-gooey texture, but it can double as a nutritional powerhouse filled with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that provide an array of health benefits from treating diabetes to preventing kidney disease.
A single cup of raw okra has a little over 30 calories, about 3 grams of dietary fiber, 2 grams of protein, 7.6 grams carbohydrates, 0.1 grams of fat, 21 milligrams of vitamin C, around 88 micrograms of folate, and 57 milligrams of magnesium. This makes okra a nutrition hero and a very available food when it comes to our health.
Source

You can get one more okra/bhindi or lady’s finger recipe with mustard here
Okra or lady’s finger in Mustard sauce

Make it with or without oil it will be delicious in both ways.
You need only okra, onions, tomatoes, green chilli, cilantro and some spices to make it.
With these ingredients mix cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and turmeric powder and cook for 15 – 20 minutes and your okra is ready. You can use red chilli powder or any other spices of your choice.

dsc 1655

Recipe

Lady’s finger – 500 gram

Onion – 2 large, cubed

Tomato – 2 large, cubed

Green chilli – 2 – 3, chopped

Cilantro or coriander leaves – handful, chopped

Methi or fenugreek seeds – 1/4 teaspoon

Mustard oil – 1 teaspoon

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Salt to taste

dsc 1650

Method

1. Wash the lady’s finger or okra or bhindi well. And chop lengthwise.

2. Cut the onions and tomato in cube and chop the green chillies.

3. Heat oil in a pan. Add fenugreek seeds and let the seeds splutter.

4. Add okra, onion, tomato, green chilli, chopped cilantro or coriander leaves, salt and and all the spices. You can also add red chilli powder or black pepper powder if you want more spicy.

5. Mix well. Cook on low flame for 15 – 20 minutes or until okra becomes tender.

6. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with dal rice, roti, paratha or any bread of your choice.

Notes

1. You can use red chilli powder or black pepper powder if you want to make it spicy.

2. You can add any spices of your choice.

3. Add little tomato sauce if you like sweetness in your okra.

4. If you don’t like fenugreek or methi you can use cumin, mustard seeds or any other seeds of your choice.

I would love to hear from you. Please share your thoughts and suggestions in comment.

If you tried my recipe, you can share your food pictures with me in the social network sites by using hash tag, #batterupwithsujata
I would love to see your creations.

Please visit my facebook page and hit the like button to get the latest update.

Facebook page

Stay connected at
Twitter

Instagram

Google plus

Filed Under: Curries, Gluten Free, Healthy Food, Vegan Foods, Vegetarian Tagged With: bhindi, delicious, diabetic friendly, easy cooking, healthy, lady's finger, less oil, Okra, one teaspoon oil, side dish, spicy, VEGETARIAN

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. poonampagar says

    25/06/2018 at 1:45 AM

    The okra curry sounds flavorful di ! Awesome share on the theme πŸ˜ƒ

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      25/06/2018 at 1:53 AM

      Thanks a lot Poonam 😊 😊

      Reply
  2. mencanmakehomes says

    25/06/2018 at 3:11 AM

    Must be the veggie friendliest to the Indian kitchen πŸ™‚

    Reply
  3. The Girl Next Door says

    25/06/2018 at 3:37 AM

    Okra is a vegetable cooked in the highest amount of oil, usually. So good to see that you’ve made it with just 1 teaspoon of oil. πŸ™‚ Great share!

    Reply
  4. mistimaan says

    25/06/2018 at 5:16 AM

    Lovely recipe

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      25/06/2018 at 5:33 AM

      Thank you so much 😊 😊

      Reply
  5. afoodiehousewife says

    25/06/2018 at 6:20 AM

    This looks hearty and homely and yummy! So good!! <3

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      25/06/2018 at 8:25 AM

      Thank you so much Mallika 😊 😊

      Reply
  6. Sasmita Sahoo Samanta says

    25/06/2018 at 10:51 AM

    Its an all time hit at my place, so simple yet so flavorfull di !!

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      26/06/2018 at 2:01 AM

      Thanks a lot Sasmita dear 😊 😊

      Reply
  7. saswatihota says

    25/06/2018 at 12:57 PM

    The look of your bhindi sabji is making me so nostalgic… my dida s preparation also used to look like this.. she used to cook in very less oil.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      26/06/2018 at 2:00 AM

      Thank you so much Saswati 😍

      Reply
  8. mayurisjikoni says

    25/06/2018 at 5:49 PM

    I’ve got to try making bhindi in little oil, as we love it a bit crunchy. I guess I if I cooked in a non stick pan, would get the crunchiness without the oil.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      26/06/2018 at 2:00 AM

      No Mayuri. You can get the crunchiness with little oil only in air frier or halogen oven. Or you can grill it 😊

      Reply
  9. Preethi Prasad says

    01/07/2018 at 4:12 AM

    I love Bhindi anytime.This bhindi recipe with just one tsp oil looks absolutely tempting.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      01/07/2018 at 4:34 AM

      Thanks a lot Preethi 😊 😊

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Search

Recipe Developer Behind The Blog

Hello there!

I am Sujata Roy. A homemaker, a blogger, a passionate cook, a recipe developer, a home baker, and lastly a foodie.

Experimenting in the kitchen is what I love and enjoy doing the most. Specially experimenting with vegetarian dishes and egg-less cakes and cookies is what interests me more.

My loved ones are fond of vegetarian cuisines, so I have them in my mind whenever I dish out a new recipe.

However, I do not limit my experimental cooking to vegetarian recipes only, non-vegetarian recipe ideas are also dished out. And you can also get many healthy recipes in this blog, including different types of baking ideas with healthy ingredients. So enjoy healthy foods without compromising on taste.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Happy Cooking!

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Popular Posts

25 Best Millet Recipes

Bhapa Doi Or Steamed Yogurt

Raw/Green Mango Lassi

Pointed Gourd In Mustard Poppy Seed Gravy/Sorshe Posto Potol

Stir Fried Rice Noodles

Bombay Duck Fry Or Loita Machher Jhuri

Grape Watermelon Refresher

Veg Cutlets For Fasting/Vrat Ka Cutlet

Mint Coriander Chutney/How to make thick green chutney

Panko Bread Crumb

Gluten-free Vegetarian Savory Pancake/Spicy Delicious Chila/Protein Rich Breakfast

Copyright © 2023 Β· Batter Up With Sujata Β· Design & Developed By Mr. Techy Guru

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
Please wait...

Subscribe to our newsletter

Want to be notified when our article is published? Enter your email address and name below to be the first to know.
SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTER NOW