Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, okra. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Okra is a mild-tasting vegetable that produces a thick juice to enrich sauces. Find out more about the potential benefits and risks of eating okra and get some tips on using it. Okra or Okro (US: / ˈ oʊ k r ə /, UK: / ˈ ɒ k r ə /), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family.
Okra is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Okra is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook okra using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Okra:
- Take 3 cups okra; chopped (cut off the bulb and tail ends)
- Get 3 tablespoons Coconut oil
- Take 1 tablespoon urad dal
- Take 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- Get 1 tsp asafoetida/hing
- Take 1 tsp Turmeric powder/haldi
- Get 5 Dry red chillies (stalks cut off)
- Get as needed Salt
- Get 3 tablespoons Buttermilk (optional)
- Take 2 tablespoons tamarind+water extract (alternative to buttermilk)
- Make ready 1 sprig Curry leaves (optional)
Sometimes though, I want to limit my carbs, so I make okra "fries". They give me the flavor of fried okra, but with far fewer calories, and much less fat. Okra "fries" are a tasty snack and they can be an interesting veggie side for dinner. I love to munch them, plain, as a snack.
Steps to make Okra:
- In a wok, heat coconut oil. Add mustard seeds. When they pop, add red chillies, asafoetida and urad dal. Sauté till it turns a darker shade of golden. If adding curry leaves; add them in now.
- Now reduce the heat to avoid a splatter. Add in the okra and mix it well with the oil. Sauté on low for 2 minutes. Now, add haldi. Mix and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle in either buttermilk or tamarind water to reduce the gooeyness of okra. Keep the okra covered and toss around every 3 minutes. When the okra shrinks a little and changes color; turn off the heat and let it sink in the heat from the wok. Mix salt finally after the heat is turned off (to ensure that you don't over-salt before it shrinks).
- Congratulations! You have an awesome okra!!
- Tip: if the okra starts to burn; you can sprinkle in water and toss around.
Generally, okra should be pulled up and disposed of at the end of the growing season. However, there is something called "ratooning," which is the process of cutting down the okra plants in late summer to encourage a second production of okra into fall. Summary Eating okra may help pregnant women meet their daily folate needs. Okra is a wonder from the plate to the palate. This simple vegetable is the perfect substitute for French fries and a great add-in for hush puppies.
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