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Okra is also called as Ladies Finger or Bhindi in Hindi. Okra in any form tastes excellent provided it's combined with right ingredients☺! It can be served raw, fried, cooked, pickled etc. You can savour this all by itself or even combine with Onions, Tomatoes, Peppers, Corn. Hot Rice-Rasam + Ghee along with this curry is an excellent meal after a long day! |
Serves: |
2 |
Preparation Time: |
10-minutes. |
Cooking Time: |
20-minutes |
Ingredients: |
Okra chopped - 2 cups | | | | Oil - 2½ tbsp | | | | Onions finely chopped - 1 cup | | | | Oil - 3 tbsp (2 tbsp for frying Okra and 1 tbsp for tempering)
| | | | Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
| | | | Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
| | | | Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
| | | | Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
| | | | Kashmiri Lal Mirch (Red Chilli Powder) - 1 tsp
| | | | Garam masala - ½ tsp
| | | | Dry Mango Powder (Amchur) - ¼ tsp
| | | | Salt to taste
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Method: |
• Heat 2 tbsp Oil in a pan and fry Okra on medium flame till it changes its colour and slightly shrinks - this may take about 10-12 minutes. Keep this aside in a plate.
• Next heat rest of the Oil i.e. 1 tbsp Oil in the same pan, add Cumin Seeds, Turmeric Powder, Asafoetida and Onions. Sauté the Onions till translucent.
• Then add the fried Okras, mix well. To this add Salt, Coriander Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Garam Masala and mix well.
• Lastly add Dry Mango Powder and take off the heat.
Spicy Okra is ready to be served with either hot Rice and Dal or Chapathis. |
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