Dahi Bhendi Recipe Prep & Cooking: 30 mts Serves 3-4 persons Cuisine: North Indian . Ingredients: 250 gms tender lady’s fingers (I used baby okra, wash and pat dry with a kitchen towel, trim the top and ends) ½ inch ginger piece ¼ tsp pepper corns 1 tbsp oil 1 dry red chilli (tear into two pieces) 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 green chillis slit lengthwise 1 tsp coriander pwd pinch of turmeric pwd or haldi 1 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour) dry roast the flour stirring constantly till it gives a roasted aroma 1 cup curds (made from skimmed milk) salt to taste 1 Peel the ginger and make a paste of pepper corns and ginger. Keep aside. Whisk the curds and keep aside. 2 Heat oil in a cooking vessel and add the dry red chilli and cumin seeds and stir fry till the aromas come out. 3 Add the green chillis, coriander pwd, turmeric pwd, besan and stir well for a few seconds. Don’t burn it. 4 Add the trimmed and cut lady’s fingers (which have been stir fried in a tbsp of oil for 3-4 mts) and salt and cook over medium heat stirring frequently for 4-5 mts. 5 Stir in the ginger-pepper corn paste. 6 Reduce flame and add the whisked curds and mix well and cook covered for 12-15 mts stirring occasionally or till the okra is cooked and you get the desired curry consistency. 6 Serve hot with white steamed rice or chapatis. Note: Cut each okra into two pieces if they are long. I usually heat a tsp of oil in a pan and fry the trimmed okras for 3-4 mts stirring continuously, before adding to the spices. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.