Tuesday 17 May 2011

Smoked–Cottage Cheese Stuffed Okra

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Hi Friends!
How are you all doing?
Days here are becoming hot and dull. Kitchen is steaming and working in the kitchen at times is a nightmare with temperature hitting 43C. I did envy Sanjeev Kapoor while watching Khana Khazana when he mentioned that his kitchen is air conditioned and I so desperately want to have an AC in my kitchen. I must confess my all rooms are air conditioned which I feel is not a luxury and more a necessity,  but to have an AC in the kitchen is still a luxury for me and hopefully I will have that too sometime….
Workload is gradually becoming less and hopefully in a few days I will be chirping in all the blogs leaving my comments making everyone feel that I’m alive again till then bear with me…
Coming to today’s post, my regular readers would understand my penchant for the smoked flavour and one can read more of my posts on getting this flavour here and here. What I can promise is that you would never regret making these and they will be a BIG hit. I tried to incorporate the smoked flavour in the stuffed Okra and the resultant was a BIG hit in the family. Every one asked what did I do to make it so tasty and my MIL asked me questions too indicating that she loved what she ate.
Honestly speaking the only thing special about the stuffing was the smoked flavour which made it different and unusual. So do try it and get all the praises…

Ingredients
about 35-40 small sized tender Okra/ Lady's Finger/ भिंडी/ Bhindi
3-4 chopped onions
1” piece ginger grated
200gms Cottage Cheese grated
1tbsp coriander pwd.
1tbsp. Kitchen king masala
1tbsp. Chaat Masala
red chilli pwd as per taste
salt as per taste
For the Smoking effect - 2-3 pieces Charcoal

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Method
  1. Wash the Okra/Bhindi/भिंडी and wipe it dry. Head it and cut a slit in the center for the stuffing. Keep them aside.
  2. In a pan heat 2-3tsp oil and saute the onions. Add the rest of the ingredients one by one except the Okra to make the stuffing.
  3. Take the stuffing in a bowl and make a well in the center. Put a smaller bowl in the well and keep the hot charcoal in it, put a few drops of oil over it and close the bowl with the lid for 15-20 minutes.
  4. Stuff the Okra with the smoked stuffing. Heat a few tablespoon of oil in a pan and slide the stuffed okra in it and mix properly. Cook till done.


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Garnish with grated cottage cheese and serve.

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34 comments:

chef and her kitchen said...

Thats a very nice side dish pari...I love the smoky flavor in these kind of dishes..looks really yummy..I miss ur blog visits...:)

Nandita SS said...

Yum yum yum!!! What a lovely and rich recipe. Will definitely try this :)

Indu said...

This sounds good....hi fi sort of a dish....

Hamaree Rasoi said...

i never though that i could achieve the smoky flavour even at home. Great job done. And having AC in kitchen sounds fancy as it will suck all the oil and eventually may need very frequent cleaning of filters...

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Sunanda said...

Wow!! it looks so delectable Pari... your presentation makes it irrestable..

Sunanda's Kitchen

KrithisKitchen said...

Superb idea of infusing the smokey flavor! loved your dish totally!

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Raji said...

Love this recipe pari...nice idea of smokey flavour in the dish.

divya said...

Very tempting and fabulous stuffed okra..

Suchitra Vaidyaram said...

Pari, I absolutely love okra and your dish looks fab! I am sure gonna try this out-

Sutapa said...

A very delicious side dish Pari!I love the the smoky flavor in your stuffing!

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Super click......

Prathima Rao said...

Totally love the smokiness of the stuffing..A must try!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Unknown said...

wow, they look superb, what a wonderful presentation :)

Vimitha Durai said...

I love the smoky flavor in any dish and ur recipe looks so yum and inviting. Great stuffing...

kittymatti said...

Mouthwatering! panner in okra sounds awesome!

Hari Chandana P said...

Interesting recipe.. looks really tempting and perfect.. thanks for the recipe :)
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Nithya said...

Very different and super delicious :)

Vidhya said...

Sounds and looks awesome.

Pavani said...

tempting n yummy fry..

Priya Suresh said...

Fabulous stuffed okras, simply irresistible..

JishasKitchen said...

wow...beautiful presentation and very delicious too..bookmarked it...:)

Madhavi said...

WOW amazing recipe..love it!!

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Radhika said...

love the smoky flavor of the stuffing. thanks for sharing the recipe Pari.

Sravs said...

wow very nice and loved it !!

Nitha said...

Thats a delicious stuffing...

Nandinis food said...

Tasty and wonderful recipe. Beautiful presentation!!

Suparna said...

hey pari,
Really good to see u back with a superb recipe!:P
Okra is a regular at our place, would wanna try this recipe, thanks.
Ciya

Gauri Trivedi said...

I would have never thought of making a stuffed Okra with cottage cheese...Neat !

Raks said...

Thats a wonderful and delightful dish,sounds and looks very yummy!

Savi-Ruchi said...

43 degrees! you really need an ac..
May I know where you live? Smoked cottage cheese tastes great. Stuffing that with okra is a lovely idea.

Sushma said...

Thats a yummy smoky dish nice presentation too

AJ said...

Mmm, love the combo!!

Vardhini said...

Okra is my favorite. I love the presentation and the yellow plate.

You have a nice collection of recipes and I am following you to keep in touch.

Do visit me as time permits.

Vardhini
VardhinisKitchen

Humaira said...

This looks soo different, My FIL loves bhendi , I might make this for him

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