OKRA RAITA (BHINDI RAITA)

 INGREDIENTS

 10-12 lady’s finger

1 cup yogurt

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

6-8 curry leaves

2 green chilli chopped finely

1 tea spoon chopped coriander leaves

2 table spoon oil

1 teaspoon split Bengal gram

2-3 red chillies

A pinch of asafoetida

Salt to taste

METHOD

1.      Wash and wipe the okras clean, cut them into small discs  about ½ inch long.

2.      Take a heavy bottom pan, add some oil and put in the cut okras. Continue stir in intervals until it becomes crispy.

3.      Meanwhile in a big bowl add the yogurt and if thick thin it out with water.

4.      Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and split Bengal gram. Once it splutters, add red chillies, curry leaves, asatoefida and chopped green chillies. Fry this for less than a minute.

5.      Pour this mixture to the curd and mix well. Add salt to taste. Mix the fried okra to the curd just before serving.