Okra vegetable

"This is the way my mom prepares okra and the way we have had it all our childhood."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat 1 tblsp oil in a wok.
  • Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, sliced onions and green chillies.
  • Saute till onions turn translucent.
  • Add the ginger and garlic and the cumin and turmeric powders.
  • Then add the sliced okra and the salt.
  • Saute till just mixed through so that it does not get sticky.
  • Let it cook on low till the okra is almost cooked without stirring.
  • Add the tamarind extract and mix and cook till the okra is cooked through.

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  1. The reason for the 4 star instead of 5 is because I used these spices with squash (a tasteless vegetable in my opinion) and it turned out great. I know it will be a 5 star using okra as soon as I can find it in this "northern" state of existance. I also used the tamarind concentrate, but probably did not use enough. Thanks for a great recipe!
     
  2. Very tasty. This was the first time I've used fresh okra and it was wonderful. I was able to get lovely fresh Organic okra and the okra flavor really shone through. I thought that the spicing was wonderful- you can still taste the spicing and the tamarind, but the fresh flavor of okra is really the star.
     
  3. Simply delicious. I increased the amount of green chillies and fried them up well with the onions before adding the okra. Will be a regular at my household.
     
  4. 1/2 kg I didn`t understand. I measured out what I bought and it was 271 kg. Which was 9 1/2 ounces. I really enjoyed the intense flavors of the tamarind and all the spices. I`m sure I overdid the tamarind because I bought 100%tamarind concentrate which I used 2 tablespoons with a little bit of water. Fay thanks for showing me an other way to make okra!
     
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  1. The reason for the 4 star instead of 5 is because I used these spices with squash (a tasteless vegetable in my opinion) and it turned out great. I know it will be a 5 star using okra as soon as I can find it in this "northern" state of existance. I also used the tamarind concentrate, but probably did not use enough. Thanks for a great recipe!
     

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<p>Am an avid baker and love cooking too. Live in Mumbai, India.</p>
 
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