Bharwa Bhindi (Stuffed Ladyfingers)

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It is still summer ,here in Texas.I had some nice young ,soft ladyfingers from our backyard garden (completely organic,you see :)) which tempted me to make stuffed lady-fingers,known as "Bharwa bhindi" in India. This recipe,is more on the spicier side(happy me!) so you can decrease/increase the spices as per your taste.

Ingredients

Method

• Cut the lady-fingers once, slit-wise without separating them. Do not wash the lady-fingers,else they will become soggy. Instead clean them with a damp cloth and let them stand for sometime. This way they will become clean and will also not be very soggy.
• Take a bowl and mix together all the spices. Stuff this spice mixture in the slit lady-fingers, along their length and keep aside.
• Heat oil  deep cooking pot (kadhai) and once hot, add the cumin seeds.
• When the cumin seeds start sputtering, add the sliced white onions and cook them till they are translucent.
• Now add the stuffed lady-fingers to the onions and cover the pot. If any excess spice mixture is remaining, you can add it to the onions. It will coat the lady-fingers from outside, thereby making it spicier.
• Let it cook for 10-12 minutes on medium heat, until the lady-fingers change color and become dark green. 
• Bharwa-Bhindi is ready! Serve it hot with some nice fulkas.