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This vegetable often releases a slimy substance when cooking. Although this recipe will be made to the crispy version, by turning off the heat five minutes earlier you can achieve the green consistency. This completely depends on individual taste and preference. Many people love their fried bhindi crispy but some like theirs cooked to a bright green. Owing to its nutritious value and flavour, fresh fried bhindi is a favourite breakfast for many Fijians. However, a simple construction of an outdoor wood burning stove can completely change the taste of your food. Sadly with modernisation, this may be a dying cooking method in Fiji. As you can see in the picture below, this is a very authentic Fiji – Indian way to cook food. One of them is fried bhindi because it takes some time to crisp and the “Chula” gives it a delicious smoky flavour. Many Fijian families cook certain things on a wood burning stove (chula). And as you can see in the pictures, the just-harvested bhindi looks so fresh. Because people love it so much, farmers grow it a lot too. It is highly competitive and most of the good stuff sells out pretty early in the day. One of the things you won’t miss seeing in Fiji markets is the bhindi. You have to get in early to bag the best produce.
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Farmers often harvest their produce before dawn or the day before and the vegetables are therefore so beautiful and fresh. It is also packed with vitamins (B & C), folic acid, potassium, calcium and has a high amount of dietary fibre.Įvery Saturday in most parts of Fiji, the farmers markets are packed with people looking for fresh vegetables. Bhindi is also known as okra or lady’s finger and ‘gumbo’ and is one of those vegetables that’s just so delicious and easy to cook with. Fried Bhindi or Okra Curry is a Fiji favourite and people of all ages and ethnicity love to eat it.