When I was hunting around for artichoke the other day, I saw Okra on special for $3 a bag. Usually I can't afford to buy okra, but I do enjoy it when we eat out. Impulse buy means I now have about 500g of Okra to cook.
Spicy is the way to cook okra. Or that is how I have had it previously. Hunting around I found a new Vegetarian Indian Blog: Manjula's Kitchen. She had a great recipe for Okra that looked familiar to Okra I have had in restaurants. I decided to have a go. Although in typical fashion, modifying to what I have in the house. I have also reduced the size of the recipe to deal with a smaller volume of okra (not a giant $3 bag!)
Serves 4 as a side
250g Okra
Oil
1/2 tsp whole cumin seeds
1 tbs ground coriander seeds
Cayenne pepper (as much or as little as you like)
1/2 tsp tumeric
Salt
1/2 tsp brown sugar
1 onion
1/2 can tomatoes
Wash and pat dry the okra. Discard the ends and slice in half. Heat a pan with oil and add the cumin seeds. When they crack, add the okra and stir for 1 minute. Reduce heat and cover for 3 minutes. Add the remainder of the spices /sugar and stir. Finally add the onion and tomatoes and then simmer until the okra is tender.
You could have it with other Indian dishes, seafood or with meat.
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