Okra Kurma / Lady Finger gravy

Presenting another little experiment of mine that I tried out today listening to some Alejandro Sanz in the background. "Okra Kurma", it is called. A concoction made with okra and spices. I am attaching below the mouth watering result and following it is the recipe. Hope you try it too and enjoy it as much as I did with my stuffed aaloo paratha!

Ingredients
Okra/Bhindi/Lady's Finger - about 15 (thoroughly washed and VERY dry)

Onions - 1Tomato - 2

Ginger/Garlic paste - 1/2 teaspoon

Coconut paste - 1 table spoonOil - 1 table spoon

Curry leaves - a few

Red Chilly Powder - 1 teaspoon

Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon

Turmeric Powder - a pinch

Mustard seeds - for seasoning

Method
1) Wash and pat dry the Okra. It has to be very dry. Cut them into 1 inch pieces and fry on dry tawa till it changes bright green in colour. Keep aside.

2) Heat oil add mustard seeds, curry leaves. Then add chopped onions and sauté till they are brown in colour. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry well for a couple of minutes.

3) Then add nicely chopped tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste. Cook the dish till tomatoes are well cooked. Then add the Okra and mix well.

4) Add coconut paste with water. Cook on high flame for 5 mins. Simmer for 10 mins until the gravy thickens.

And that's it! Enjoy with rice and/or roti with daal.

I hope you try this out some day and enjoy it as much as I did. It's great with aaloo paratha as you can see in the mouth watering photograph I have added above. Cheers!

..ShaKri..