Okra (Bhendi) vegetable

Ingredients:

• Okra (Lady finger or Bhendy)  250 grams, chopped horizontally or vertically as desired.
• 3 green chilies finely chopped
• cumin seeds ( jeera)
  
• mustard seeds
• Salt as required
• Oil
• turmeric powder
• Asafoetida
• Lemon juice if desired
• ½ table spoon sugar if desired
• Coriander leaves

Time Required:

15 minutes.

Serving:

2 persons

Method:

• Take a table spoon of oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds and let it crackle. 
• Add green chilies and sauté for a minute.
• Add asafoetida and okra cut pieces to the pan. Mix everything thoroughly.
• Keep it on low flame and keep stirring after a while.
• Add turmeric powder, coriander leaves, lemon juice (if desired), sugar (if desired). Cook for few minutes but keep sauting in between.
•  Serve hot along with chapatti/rotli/dashmi.

Health Benefits:

Okra is low calorie vegetable, rich source of dietary fiber, iron, calcium,  magnesium, vitamin A, B-6, C, K,  and anti-oxidants.

Bonus Tip :

You can add plain curd or flavored yogurt to vegetable while cooking and this will give you different taste. Boiled raw banana pieces also can be added to the vegetable. 

Fuel Saving Tip :

Remember you can save up to 30% of gas/fuel if you simply switch on the gas stove only after preparation of all required materials within reach. You will not only avoid the idle flame but also will save wastage of 135gs of gas.