You swallow the rice as soon as
the distinctively tangy sweet gravy of Odisha reaches
your tongue.😁.
The number of individuals who consume sweets with rice has decreased in the modern day, but Bhendi Sakara, an ancient Odia side dish has a flavor that will completely please your palette.No regrets, no complaints at the dining table, just a request for further finger-licking dishes.
Ingredients.....
250 gm Bhendi
4 tbsp Jaggery
Lemon sized Tamarind
1 tsp Rad chilli powder
¼ tsp Dhaniya powder
½ tsp Jeera powder
Few Curry leaves
One onion (optional)
1 tsp Panch phoran
Salt
Oil
Preparations......
Cut the bhindi into two pieces after washing. Add a spoonful of oil to a kadhai and cook the bhindies till they change color.
Remove in dry plate.
Add extra oil to the same kadhai, add panch phoran, and while it's spluttering, add onion. Don't brown it. Add all of the spices, including salt, tamarind water, and jaggery. Cook until the gravy is thick. Now add fried bhindi to it stir well and nice cook for 5 minutes more.
It's ready to serve as side dish.