Okra Stir Fry / Ladies Finger Stir Fry
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Okra Stir Fry is a recipe prepared with ladies finger along with lentils and basic spice ingredients. It ia a flavorful dish made in Coconut Oil. It has coconut as well, roasted peanuts and tempered lentils like Urad dal and chana dal and spices. A well blend of flavour, taste and spices.
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Ingredients
- Ladies finger 250 gms
- Coconut oil 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal 1 tsp
- Chana dal 1 tsp
- Green chilly 1 chopped
- Dry Red Chilly 2 break into 2-3 pieces
- Onion 1 large sliced
- Curry leaves 1 sprig
- Garlic 4 crushed
- Lemon juice 1 tsp
- Chilly powder 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
- Coriander powder 1/4 tsp
- Coconut 2 tbsp grated
- Peanut a handful roasted and skinned
- Salt
- Coriander leaves for garnish
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Instructions
- Wash the whole ladies finger (do not cut the edges now). Rub and pat them dry in clean kitchen towel.
- Cut off the edges and cut them into thin rings. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds, Urad dal, channa dal and saute till the dal turns golden.
- Add the garlic, curry leaves, onion and the chillies. Saute till onions turns soft.
- Now add the ladies finger, salt and the lemon juice, mix well.
- Cover the pan and fry till the stickiness of ladies finger goes away around 5 mins.
- Add the chilly powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, mix well and fry further till the ladies finger is nicely cooked and soft approximately 5-10 mins.
- Once it is done, add the grated coconut and the roasted peanut.
- Fry for around 3-5 mins stirring continuously and take off the heat.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
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