Name: Indian Style Okra
Ingredients: 250 g okra, chopped into 1 inch pieces; 1 onion, sliced; a few cloves crushed garlic; 1/2 teaspoon ginger; canola oil; 1 large tomato, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt or 3/4 (according to your taste); 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala (optional); 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 green chilly, finely chopped

Step 1:

Heat oil in a saucepan/skillet.

Step 2:

fry onions till translucent and edges browned. Add garlic and ginger. Fry for about a minute.

Step 3:

add salt, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala and pepper.

Step 4:

add chopped tomatoes and saute for 5 minutes or till it becomes soft and loses its water content.

Step 5:

Step 6:

there are two alternatives for cooking the okra. It can be added directly to the sauteed tomatoes and cooked for 10-15 minutes covered or the okra can be separately deep fried and added to the sauteed tomatoes subsequently. Deep frying the okra will give you non-slimy, dry okra.

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Step 8:

serve with chapatis or naan.

Indian Style Okra

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