Rice with Bhindi (Okra) Stir fry

Name: Rice with Bhindi (Okra) Stir fry
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp oil; 6 c okra chopped (thinly sliced); 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp asafoetida; 1 tbsp urud; 3 green chilies, sliced; 1/2 curry leaves; 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon masala powder; as per taste Salt; 2 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 2 dried red chilies; as per taste Salt

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

#WM2
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 the 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.

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

20 mins

3 servings

3 tbspoil
6 cokra chopped (thinly sliced)
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspasafoetida
1 tbspurud
3green chilies, sliced
1/2curry leaves
1/2 teaspoongrated ginger
1/4 teaspoonground turmeric
1 teaspoonmasala powder
as per tasteSalt
Masala powder:
2 tbspcoriander seeds
1 tspblack pepper
1 tbspcumin seeds
2dried red chilies
as per tasteSalt

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Steps

20 mins

1

Make a check list. keep the required ingredients within reach
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
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PREPARING THE okra for stir fry: wash, strain, dry it in a towel to get rid of the moisture. With a sharp knife slice thinly. Take the slices in a bowl, mix with salt,, spread as ome layer on a plate. Leave under the sun for an hour. Alternatively you can microwave for 4-5 minutes. you got rid of the gooeyness
3

In a medium (12-inch) frying pan or wok, heat oil over medium-high for 30 to 45 seconds pop mustard seeds, cumin seeds; let it splatter. Add Urud, fry aromatic. 1 minute. Stir in ginger, asafoetida, turmeric powder, green chilies, and curry leaves,1 min. Add okra 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.
4

Serve the stir fried okra as side dish or mix with rice and ghee. Simply divine. Enjoy

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on May 14, 2022 23:18

USA

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