Category: Vegetarian
Rating: 4.00
Servings: 1


Ingredients


4 medium onions, coarsely chopped
5 garlic cloves, coarsely ch.
1 piece of ginger, 2 long
6 tablespoon ghee
1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
2 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground coriander
3 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 lb fresh young okra
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions: How to Cook Okra With Onions


Put onion, garlic, ginger & 1/4 cup water into blender & blend till smooth.

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add cumin & fennel. After 20 seconds or so, add the paste from the blender & the turmeric.

Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the coriander & fry stirring for a minute. Add tomato sauce & cook stirring for 1 minute. Turn off heat.

Wash okra & wipe with paper towel. Slice a few pods at a time into 1/4" rounds.

Turn the heat to medium again under the skillet. Add the okra, salt, garam masala, lemon juice & 6 tb hot water. When the onion paste is bubbling, cover, reduce heat to very low & cook for 35 minutes. Stir every ten minutes or so.

Madhur Jaffrey, "An Invitation to Indian Cooking"


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