About:

If you planning to try a new curry and make something simple give this curry a try. This is simple, quick and delicious serve to your family, friends & guests. After I made and tasted it, this dish has become one of my favourite side dishes to go with naans or rotis. The sauce is so rich and creamy from the yogurt-coconut paste added and it has the right balance of spices, the flavour is awesome and just loved it.

Health benefits:

Okra contains nutrients that may confer a number of health advantages, including a decreased risk of several serious medical problems.  Okra is a “power house of valuable nutrients”. It contains no fat or cholesterol, rich amounts of soluble fiber, which promotes healthy cholesterol levels, and insoluble fiber, which promotes a healthy digestive tract, lowering your risk for colorectal cancer.

Broccoli is a good source of vitamin C and folate (naturally occurring folic acid). It also contains vitamins A, K, calcium, fibre, beta-carotene and other antioxidants

Yields: 3-4 servings
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• Okra/bhindi-25
• Broccoli-1small head
• Chopped spring onion white-1/2cup
• Spring onion greens-1/4cup+for garnishing
• Yogurt/curd-1cup
• Besan/chickpea flour-1tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
• Mustard seeds-1tsp
• Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
• Curry leaves-10
• Salt- to taste
• Oil-2tsp+for roasting okra

For grinding:

• Roughly diced onion-1medium
• Fennel seeds-1tsp
• Green chillies-3
• Desiccated coconut-2-3tbsp
• Ginger-1/2inch piece
• Fresh coriander-a handful

Procedure:

• Trim the edges of the okra and slice to 2-3pieces.
• Beat the yogurt, besan/chickpea flour in a bowl and keep it ready.
• Heat 2tsp oil, add the sliced okra and saute it uncovered on low heat, till it’s almost tender and crisp (approx. 8-10minutes) remove and keep aside.
• Now combine onion, green chillies, coconut, fennel seeds, ginger, fresh coriander and ground to smooth paste and keep aside.
• Now heat oil in another saucepan add mustard seeds as it splluters, add cumin seeds, curry leaves and saute for a few seconds.
• Then add spring onion white and sauté for a minute.
• Then add broccoli and sauté for 3-4minutes.
• Add salt, turmeric, ground paste, beaten yogurt and saute till it turns thick.
• Once the mixture thickens add sauted okra/bhindi, spring onion green (add water if the as per the desired consistency) and simmer it on low for 5minutes and remove.