Sindhi Kadhi

This comes from my mum-in-law's kitchen ....... its simple, easy, quick & delicious :)

Ingredients:

250 gms okra (try eggplant, beans or capsicum, for a change)

1 large potato

2 tomatoes (medium size)

1/4 cup chickpea flour (besan)

3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds

3/4 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon asafoetida (msmt for commercial asafoetida, if using fresh/pure asafoetida.... you'll only need a 2 pinches)

1 green split green chilly (optional)

2 tablespoons oil

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

2 teaspoons coriander powder

1/2 teaspoon chilly powder

salt to taste

1.5 cups water

fresh coriander (1/4 bunch)

Method:

- wash, dry and shop your veggies - into chunks

- in a pressure cooker add oil, let it heat up then add mustard seeds when they start to crackle add cumin seeds, asafoetida, split green chilly

- add the chickpea flour and reduce the heat to low immediately and keep stirring the flour till it starts to change color to a deep gold

- add okra & potato chunks and (dry) stir for 3-4 minutes

- then add the tomatoes and salt to taste stir through add 1 cup of water and lock in the pressure cooker, in a futura, after it reaches the pressure whistle reduce heat and cook for 4 minutes. In a regular pressure cooker it take 2-3 whistles

- on opening the cooker, add fresh coriander & stir through gently

serve hot with rice ...... happiness :)