Okra stir fried

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D
Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338
USA

When I walk into a kitchen I would like to smell the aroma of masala powder, not oil. Deep frying in my opinion is not a good technique especially when you use the same oil again and again. You can easily make a crispy almost green okra when you follow my recipe. The mucilage in okra makes it mushy. But you can easily get rid of it by keeping thinly sliced okra in the sun just for an hour or two . There is no dearth for hot sun in India. You can also microwave okra for 4 minutes to get rid of the mucilage. #JS

Okra stir fried

When I walk into a kitchen I would like to smell the aroma of masala powder, not oil. Deep frying in my opinion is not a good technique especially when you use the same oil again and again. You can easily make a crispy almost green okra when you follow my recipe. The mucilage in okra makes it mushy. But you can easily get rid of it by keeping thinly sliced okra in the sun just for an hour or two . There is no dearth for hot sun in India. You can also microwave okra for 4 minutes to get rid of the mucilage. #JS

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Ingredients

20 mins
4 servings
  1. 6 cokra chopped (thinly sliced)
  2. 1 tspmustard seeds
  3. 1 tspcumin seeds
  4. 1/2 tspasafoetida
  5. 1 tbspurud
  6. 3green chilies, sliced
  7. 1/2 ccurry leaves
  8. 1/2 teaspoongrated ginger
  9. 1/4 teaspoonground turmeric
  10. 1 teaspoonmasala powder
  11. Salt to taste
  12. Masala powder:
  13. 2 tbspcoriander seeds
  14. 1 tspblack pepper
  15. 1 tbspcumin seeds
  16. 2dried red chilies
  17. Salt to taste
  18. stir fried okra, side dish

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Make a checklist. keep all necessary items within reach

  2. 2

    Wash Okra, strain, dry it in a towel to get rid of the moisture Sun dry sliced okras for an hour; when stir- fried okras will not get mushy.
    you may also spread the sliced okras on a microwave safe safe plate, microwave for 5 minutes, that will also get rid of mushiness. Please refer to my tips.

  3. 3

    Masala powder: Masala Powder: dry roast the ingredients in a sauce pan over medium low heat until aromatic. Turn off the heat, cool, grind the roasted ingredients in coffee blender or in any blender of your choice

  4. 4

    In (12-inch) frying pan or wok, heat oil over medium-high for a minute or two; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds; let it splatter. Add Urud, fry until aromatic. 1 minute. Stir in ginger, asaoetida, turmeric powder, green chilies, and curry leaves,1 min. Add the sunokra and cook undisturbed for 5 minutes or until okra starts to brown a little around the edges. Add the masala powder. Cook until crispy, Just flip them, handle gently. taste. Add salt if you need. Crispy okra will be ready in 5-8 mins.

  5. 5

    Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve the stir fried okra as a side dish or mix with rice and ghee. Tastes Simply divine. Enjoy

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I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography
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