Hello everybody, welcome to my recipe site.it is Bertha Rhodes. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, okra. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Okra is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Okra is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook okra using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Okra:
- Prepare 3 cups okra; chopped (cut off the bulb and tail ends)
- Get 3 tablespoons Coconut oil
- Get 1 tablespoon urad dal
- Take 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- Get 1 tsp asafoetida/hing
- Prepare 1 tsp Turmeric powder/haldi
- Take 5 Dry red chillies (stalks cut off)
- Take as needed Salt
- Take 3 tablespoons Buttermilk (optional)
- Take 2 tablespoons tamarind+water extract (alternative to buttermilk)
- Prepare 1 sprig Curry leaves (optional)
Steps to make Okra:
- In a wok, heat coconut oil. Add mustard seeds. When they pop, add red chillies, asafoetida and urad dal. Sauté till it turns a darker shade of golden. If adding curry leaves; add them in now.
- Now reduce the heat to avoid a splatter. Add in the okra and mix it well with the oil. Sauté on low for 2 minutes. Now, add haldi. Mix and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle in either buttermilk or tamarind water to reduce the gooeyness of okra. Keep the okra covered and toss around every 3 minutes. When the okra shrinks a little and changes color; turn off the heat and let it sink in the heat from the wok. Mix salt finally after the heat is turned off (to ensure that you don't over-salt before it shrinks).
- Congratulations! You have an awesome okra!!
- Tip: if the okra starts to burn; you can sprinkle in water and toss around.
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