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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Ingredients:
250 gms tender lady’s fingers (I used baby okra, wash and pat dry with a kitchen towel, trim the top and ends)
1/2 inch ginger piece
¼ tsp pepper corns
1 tbsp oil
1 dry red chilli (tear into two pieces)
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 green chillis slit lengthwise
1 tsp coriander pwd
pinch of turmeric pwd or haldi
1 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour) dry roast the flour stirring constantly till it gives a roasted aroma
1 cup curds (made from skimmed milk)
salt to taste
1 Peel the ginger and make a paste of pepper corns and ginger. Keep aside. Whisk the curds and keep aside.
2 Heat oil in a cooking vessel and add the dry red chilli and cumin seeds and stir fry till the aromas come out.
3 Add the green chillis, coriander pwd, turmeric pwd, besan and stir well for a few seconds. Don’t burn it.
4 Add the trimmed lady’s fingers and salt and cook over medium heat stirring frequently for 4-5 mts.
5 Stir in the ginger-pepper corn paste.
6 Reduce flame and add the whisked curds and mix well and cook covered for 12-15 mts stirring occasionally or till the okra is cooked and you get the desired curry consistency.
6 Serve hot with white steamed rice or chapatis. |
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