Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, okra. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Okra is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Okra is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Okra or Okro (US: /ˈoʊkrə/, UK: /ˈɒkrə/), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. Okra is easy to grow and use and looks lovely throughout the growing season due to its beautiful flowers. Okra is adaptable and will grow in most soils, though it performs best in well-drained soil that's rich in organic matter.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to 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:

1. Make ready 3 cups okra; chopped (cut off the bulb and tail ends)
2. Get 3 tablespoons Coconut oil
3. Take 1 tablespoon urad dal
4. Get 1 tsp Mustard seeds
5. Get 1 tsp asafoetida/hing
6. Get 1 tsp Turmeric powder/haldi
7. Get 5 Dry red chillies (stalks cut off)
8. Get as needed Salt
9. Get 3 tablespoons Buttermilk (optional)
10. Prepare 2 tablespoons tamarind+water extract (alternative to buttermilk)
11. Prepare 1 sprig Curry leaves (optional)

Okra has been found growing wild. Okra, also known as "lady's finger," or "bamia pod" is one of the favorite nutritious vegetables of North-East African origin. The pods usually gathered while they are green, tender, and at the immature stage. The plant cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions around.

Steps to make Okra:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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).
4. Congratulations! You have an awesome okra!!
5. Tip: if the okra starts to burn; you can sprinkle in water and toss around.

Okra is loaded with nutrients that are good for your heart, liver, blood sugar, and digestive system and improves energy levels. Packs A Truck Loads Of Nutrients. Okra is the seed pod of the Abelmoschus esculentus plant. It's filled with tiny white seeds and is sometimes called lady's fingers due to its long, slender Okra is a drought-resistant annual that thrives in warm, humid weather. It will produce edible seed pods after a pretty white, yellow, pink, or red.

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