Okra with onions
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients:
- 4 md Onions coarsely chopped 1 ts Ground coriander
- 5 ea Garlic cloves coarsely ch. 3 tb Tomato sauce
- 1 ea Piece of ginger
- 2" long 1 lb Fresh young okra
- 6 tb Ghee 1 ts Salt
- 1 ts Whole cumin seeds 2 ts Garam masala
- 2 ts Whole fennel seeds 2 tb Lemon juice
- 1 ts Ground turmeric
Instructions:
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
