Okra in Curd
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 250 g okra
- salt
- sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, to taste (if using this do not add the chilli while preparing the okra)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 1⁄2 cups plain yogurt
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For tempering
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Urad Dal (white split lentils)
- 1 red chile, halved (if not adding cayenne pepper to the curd)
- 1 pinch asafoetida powder
- 3 -4 curry leaves
- finely chopped coriander (to garnish)
directions
- Take the curd in a bowl and beat it by adding a little buttermilk/ water into a fine paste.
- Wash and dry and then cut the okra into round slices of a thickness of 1/4 to 1/2 an inch (as I do) or even bigger.
- Add chilli powder (if using),cumin powder, salt and a little sugar to taste and keep it aside.
- Heat pan with the cooking oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli (if using) and curry leaves.
- Add asofotoeda and the cut okras and keep stirring till the okras are crisp and fried.
- Let the crisp okras cool for 10 minutes.
- Mix them with the prepared curd.
- Garnish with finely chopped corriander leaves.
- Note: Use the chilli either in the okra or the cayenne in the curd.
- Do not use in both.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Girl from India
Mumbai, 0
<p>Am an avid baker and love cooking too. Live in Mumbai, India.</p>