bhindi
/ˈbɪndi/noun
उच्चारण बिन्डी
भिंडी
Core word
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okra: a long green vegetable with small seeds inside, cooked in Indian dishes
भिंडी
- Radhika's father likes bhindi fry with chapati.
- Choose young bhindi that snaps easily.
- Bhindi cooked with onions and spices is a popular lunch dish.
+ 2 more examples
- The vegetable seller had fresh bhindi in a basket.
- Dry the bhindi well before cutting it so it is not sticky.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bhindi (uncountable and countable)
Bhindi is used for the vegetable as food, uncountable: some bhindi, a kilo of bhindi. It is the same as okra or ladies' fingers in English.
'Bhindi' सब्ज़ी के रूप में uncountable है: some bhindi, a kilo of bhindi। अंग्रेज़ी में इसे okra या ladies' fingers कहते हैं।
- Bhindi should be washed and dried before it is cut.
- We bought a kilo of bhindi from the market.
bhindi + dish name
Bhindi names dishes: bhindi masala, bhindi fry, kurkuri bhindi.
Bhindi कई पकवानों का नाम बनाता है: bhindi masala, kurkuri bhindi।
- Radhika packed bhindi masala and rotis in her lunch box.
cook / fry / chop bhindi
Cooks chop it, fry it or add it to curries, and take care not to make it sticky.
इसे काटते, तलते या सब्ज़ियों में डालते हैं, और ध्यान रखते हैं कि यह चिपचिपी न हो।
- Fry the bhindi on a high flame to keep it from becoming sticky.
plural bhindis for pods
When individual pods are meant, you can say pods of bhindi or, informally, bhindis.
अलग-अलग फलियों के लिए 'pods of bhindi' कहा जा सकता है।
- Choose tender pods of bhindi that snap easily.
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verb + bhindi
chopfrywashcookstuff
- She stuffed the bhindi with gram flour and spices.
adjective + bhindi
tenderfreshstickycrispyovercooked
- Tender bhindi cooks faster.
bhindi + dish
masalafrysabzicurryraita
- My mother makes bhindi raita in summer.
quantity + bhindi
a kilo ofhalf a kilo ofa handful ofa bunch of
- Buy half a kilo of bhindi for dinner.
bhindi + preposition
in oilwith onionsin curdwith spices
- She cooked the bhindi in a little oil with onions.
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- Bhindi is rich in fibre and is good for the stomach.
Bhindi फाइबर से भरपूर है और पेट के लिए अच्छी है।
- The vendor arranged the bhindi in neat piles on a sack.
विक्रेता ने बोरी पर bhindi को सलीके से ढेरियों में सजाया।
- Radhika does not like bhindi when it turns slimy.
राधिका को bhindi तब पसंद नहीं जब वह लिसलिसी हो जाए।
- Add a little lemon juice to the bhindi to reduce the stickiness.
चिपचिपाहट कम करने के लिए bhindi में थोड़ा नींबू का रस डालें।
- In many Indian homes, bhindi is served with dal and rice.
भारत के कई घरों में bhindi दाल और चावल के साथ परोसी जाती है।
- Radhika learnt in her home science lesson why bhindi should be cooked without covering the pan.
राधिका ने गृह विज्ञान की कक्षा में सीखा कि bhindi को ढके बिना क्यों पकाना चाहिए।
- A plate of crisp bhindi fry made the plain dal taste much better.
कुरकुरी bhindi fry की एक थाली ने सादी दाल का स्वाद बहुत बढ़ा दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought two bhindi from the shop.
✓ I bought two kilos of bhindi from the shop.
Count a vegetable of this kind with a measure such as kilos of.
इस प्रकार की सब्ज़ी की गिनती kilos of जैसे माप से करें।
✗ The bhindi are cooked.
✓ The bhindi is cooked.
As a food, bhindi is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
भोजन के रूप में bhindi uncountable है और singular क्रिया लेती है।
✓In the exam
Notes
Bhindi is also called okra or ladies' fingers in British English.
Bhindi को British English में okra या ladies' fingers भी कहते हैं।