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Sweet and Sour Okra (Kutchi Bhindi)

Vegetables - Okra - -

INGREDIENTS

400 g / 1 lb fresh, tender okra (bhindi)
7 medium garlic cloves, peeled
1 whole dried red hot chili (use half if you want it very mild)
7-8 T water
2 t ground cumin
1 t ground coriander
1/2 t ground turmeric
4 T vegetable oil
1 t cumin seeds
About 1 t salt
1 t sugar
About 4 t lemon juice

METHOD

Rinse the fresh okra and pat it dry. Trim the pods by cutting off the ends. The top is usually trimmed with a paring knife to leave a cone-shaped head, and a tiny piece is just snipped off the bottom. Cut the okra into 2 cm (3/4 inch) lengths.

Put the garlic and the chilli into the container of an electric blender with 3 T of water. Blend them together until you have a smooth paste. Empty the paste into a small bowl. Add the ground cumin, coriander, and turmeric. Mix together thoroughly.

Heat the oil in a frying pan or saute pan over a medium flame. When it is hot, put in cumin seeds. As soon as the cumin seeds begin to sizzle (this happens within a few seconds), turn the heat down a bit and pour in the spice mixture from the small bowl. Stir and fry for about 1 minute.

Now put in the okra, salt, sugar, lemon juice and the remaining water. Stir to mix and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover tightly and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes or until the okra is tender. If your okra takes longer to cook, you might need a little more water.

posted by Donna Schakelaar

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