The one vegetable that our moms have force-fed us is bhindi! Also known as okra. Though most of us never liked eating it, this vegetable is nutritious and healthy. Many times the sabzi is way too sticky for our liking (one of the reasons to slide bhindi off the table!). Well, not to worry, cause this Twitter user has the perfect hack to cook bhindi without making it sticky. Take a look!
How To Get Bhindi Right?
My flex is that I make bhindi which is absolutely non-slimy every single time! The trick is to put the salt at the end, cook without a lid and keep the heat high in the beginning. Any bhindi lovers here? pic.twitter.com/5EW5bbnDqb
— Chandrima (@BhatiaChandrima) March 6, 2023
A Twitter user, @BhatiaChandrima, has posted a picture of mouth-watering bhindi sabzi with a caption that many of us were waiting for. How to avoid cooking slimy bhindi sabzi! Wanna know? Well, here’s the trick. Firstly, keep the flame high in the beginning. Secondly, cook the sabzi without a lid. And thirdly, do not add salt in the beginning. Adding salt makes the bhindi sabzi slimy and that is why we need to cook it completely and then add (salt) in the end.
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Netizens React To This Cooking Trick
Netizens have shown their gratitude and thanked the Twitter user for her amazing cooking tip. Bhindi has been a tricky vegetable to cook, but now that the coast is clear, they can have slim-free sabzi to eat. One of the users has written that she and her family are bhindi lovers, so this was a very helpful tip. Another one of them has asked if there are any tips for cooking crispy bhindi.
Benefits Of Okra
Okra is a nutritious vegetable that is eaten across the world. It is rich in vitamins A and C and antioxidants, including phenolic compounds and flavonoid derivatives. It may also help to prevent cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Besides that, it is rich in iron, phosphorus, niacin and copper. It is also one of the best vegetables if you are on a diet. And it is known to remove toxins from your body.
As for pregnant ladies, okra produces a compound called folate that helps prevent foetal problems. Pregnant ladies need to have normal folate levels to avoid conditions like spina bifida.
So, are you ready to try this amazing hack the next time you make bhindi?
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