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I'd wanted to try the stuffed variety of okra since long. Finally, I did. Here's my recipe. Its simple, easy and quick to make - as usual. And tastes yummy!

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Ingredients:
400 gm Okra (bhindi)
1 onion, cut length wise and thin

For the filling:
1 teaspoon jeera powder
1 teaspoon amchoor powder
1 teaspoon dhania powder (coriander powder)
1/2 teaspoon haldi (turmeric powder)
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
Salt, to taste
1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)

For garnishing:
Ginger pieces, peeled and soaked in water
Fresh coriander, finely chopped.

Method:

1. Wash and cut the ends of okra.
2. Slit it along it length and remove all the seeds. Keep aside.
3. Melt the ghee (1 tablespoon) and mix all the ingredients mentioned above for filling. Mix well.
4. Fill the slit okras with the above filling.
5. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of ghee in a kadhaai, or deep frying pan.
6. Place the okras gently and fry them for 5-6 minutes.
7. Add the onions and fry for another half a minute. (the onions should remain crisp.)
8. Remove from fire, and squeeze the ginger juice all over the okra.
9. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander, and its ready to serve!

Serving suggestion - Serve with hot rotis or parathas.

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Soups are really healthy, and best thing about them is that you can use the veggies you hate the most and make a yummy soup out of it! What a resourceful way to eat veggies!

So here's my take on veg. soup. I've kept it as simple as I can, so that the soup serves its purpose - its nutricious, healthy and appetising.

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Ingredients:

200 gm Cabbage, chopped
1 cup beans, chopped
1/2 cup carrot, chopped
1 tomato, diced small
1 onion, cut elongated
1/2 teaspoon butter
1 tablespoon chilli sauce
1 teaspoon jeera powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon amchoor powder
1/2 teaspoon black salt
Salt, to taste

Method:

Wash the vegetables thoroughly and transfer into a pressure cooker.
Fill pressure cooker with water, only until the vegetables are properly soaked. (Excess water will make the veggies soggy)
Close the lid and boil the veggies; turn off gas after 1 whistle.
Let the pressure ease, then remove the cooker lid.
On sim, add the jeera powder, black pepper, white pepper, amchoor powder, black salt and normal salt and stir for 2 minutes.
Then add chilli sauce and stir again.
Add butter and stir gently for a minute.

Soup is ready! Serve hot!

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Its extremely easy to make, hardly any preparation time and is delicious too! All at home loved it!