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Stuffed/bharwa bhindi is a spicy delicious dish filled with the spices and cooked which makes a lovely side dish/appetizer. Here in this recipe have stuffed mashed chickpeas and spices which will gives a delicious nutlike taste and texture that is buttery and pasty.

Health Benefits:

Chickpeas or garbanzo beans have a lot of health benefit as they are filled with fiber, protein and iron and lowers the bad cholesterol.

Okra is a popular vegetable in many countries; Okra pods has a slimy feel due to presence of mucilage, it can be reduced by drying it well and sauting with tamarind paste, lemon juice, curd.

Okra mucilage contains soluble fiber and helps to bind the bile acids, cholesterol and toxins in the digestive tract, preventing their absorption and facilitating their removal-thus lowering cholesterol.

Okra acts as a natural diuretic for the kidneys and reduces the toxins in the blood.

So enjoy this stuffed okra as a healthy dish.

Yields: 2-3 servings
Preparation time: 20mins
Cooking OR Baking time: 20mins

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