Bhindi Majjige Huli: Raksha Bandhan Recipe

Raksha Bandhan is a festival that is mostly celebrated in the north. However, over the years, this festival has acquired a pan-Indian status. Now, people from all over India celebrate this festival with lots of love. That is why; we can present an unconventional Raksha Bandhan recipe to you. Majjige huli is a southern bhindi curry cooked with curd.

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Our reader Rashmi Kiran has shared this special Raksha Bandhan recipe with us. This recipe for Majjige huli is popular in Karnataka. Lady's finger or okra is cooked with curd and spices. This happens to be Rashmi's brother's favourite dish and she intends to prepare it for him on the day of rakhi this year. So, give your brother a surprise by preparing this special dish for him.

Recipe Courtesy: Rashmi Kiran

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Toor Dal - 1 cup Boiled
Bindi ( fried separately with little oil )- 500 grams
Channa Dal ( soaked ) - 4 to 5 tbsp
Grated coconut - 1 bowl
Jeera or cumin - 2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Coriander leaves - 2 stalks (chopped)
Green chillies - 10 ( adjust according to taste )
Asafoetida or hing- 1 pinch
Salt- to taste
Oil - 3tbsp
Curd - 1 bowl

Procedure

First, take a mixer jar & put all the ingredients (except toor dal, oil, curd) into it. Grind it & make a fine paste.
Then take a deep bottomed pan; heat oil & put a pinch of asafoetida (hing) & add half tsp mustard seeds & half tsp jeera.
Allow it to splutter. Then, add the ground paste, fry for 10 mins with little water so that the raw smell goes away.
Then, add fried bindis, salt for taste, a dash of water & allow the curry to boil for 10 to 15 minutes.
The consistency should be slightly thick. At last when the curry is almost done, add curd and boil only for 5 minutes. Then take the pan off the flame.

Yummy bhindi majjige huli (curd curry) is ready to serve.