My Not-So-Love Story with Bhindi Fry
If there is one vegetable that has successfully confused me throughout my life, it has to be bhindi. I wouldn't say I hate it. I wouldn't even say I love it. We have somehow managed to peacefully coexist all these years. It is one of those vegetables that keeps showing up in my life whether I invite it or not. Some days I enjoy it, some days I tolerate it, and some days I simply stare at it and wonder why it is on my plate again. The problem was never really bhindi. The problem was always the texture. Growing up, I saw so many versions of bhindi being made. Some were soft, some were sticky, some were what we call chip-chip, and honestly, I was never a fan of those versions. The minute bhindi becomes soggy, I lose all interest in it. If I am eating bhindi, I want it slightly crisp. Not the deep-fried wedding-function version where it practically becomes a snack. No. Just a simple, lightly fried, crispy bhindi that still tastes like bhindi. And if there is one person who abs...