👨🍳🍅 Tomato Curry & Fried Okra 🍛 An Ital Recipe 💚💛❤️
This curry is one our family's favorite dishes, and also one of the only ways we can get the @KidSisters to eat okra. 🍛
Okra just doesn't get the respect it deserves, and most people that don't like it have had the unfortunate experience of eating a slimy mess.
🍅 Tomato Curry & Fried Okra 👨🍳 An Ital Recipe 🍛
Okra was used in the most recent recipe I posted on Hive, and here it is again. "Why?" Well, okra is cheap and healthy, and honestly, that's reason enough for us in these tough times.
🍅 Ingredients 🧅
Tomato Curry⋆ red onions - 1 or 2⋆ bay leaf - 1 ⋆ tomatoes - 10 (3 cups puréed) ⋆ ginger - thumb-sized piece ⋆ green chilies - 2 or 3 ⋆ cumin seeds - 1 tsp ⋆ coriander powder - 2 tsp ⋆ turmeric powder - ½ tsp ⋆ chili powder - ¾ tsp ⋆ sea salt - 1 tsp ⋆ cane/palm sugar 2 tsp | Fried Okra⋆ okra - 350 to 400 g⋆ besan - ½ cup ⋆ sea salt - 1 tsp ⋆ cumin seeds - 1 tsp ⋆ amchoor (mango powder) - 1 tsp ⋆ coriander powder - 1 tbsp ⋆ chili powder - ¾ tsp |
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As I make this post, I realize the knob of ginger and palm sugar were left in the kitchen during the above photo. You need them even if they aren't in the photo, just so you know.
👨🍳 Cooking Method 🔪
STEP 1Wash the vegetables, then dice the onions and cut the okra in half lenghtwise and in half.Purée the tomatoes, green chilies, ginger and keep aside. Place the sliced okra in the besan spice mix. |  |
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STEP 2Heat 2 tbsp of oil in pan and saute the onions with the bay leaf.When the onions are translucent, reduce the heat and sauté gently until the onions begin to caramelize. |  |
STEP 3When the onions are caramelized a bit, add teh cumin seeds and hing and sauté a few minutes.When the onions are translucent, reduce the heat and sauté gently until the onions begin to caramelize. |  |
STEP 4Add the coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric, salt and sugar, and sauté until the oil begins to leave the spices. |  |
STEP 5Add the coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric, salt and sugar. | |
STEP 6Sauté until the oil and spices begin to separate. |  |
STEP 7Add the tomato-ginger-chili purée, increase the heat little and bring to a simmer. |  |
STEP 8Simmer for 5 minutes until the tomato curry has thickened a little. |  |
STEP 1Place the okra and besan spice mix in a suitably sized container with a tight lid.Shake and roll until the besan coats the okra well. |  |
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STEP 2Fry in small batches in a pan of shallow oil until lightly browned.Place on a paper towel to cool and absorb some oil. |  |
Congratulations!! You just made tomato curry and fried okra. Pat yourself on the back, brag to your cat, goldfish, or loved one, and build a pyramid of fried okra on top of your tomato curry to enjoy with some brown rice.
As I already mentioned, this curry is one of the few ways the @KidSisters will eat okra, so I try to make it a few times every month.
As you can see, Monkey-B is the most stoked family member to enjoy this dish.
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SreyYuu decided to build some edible art before devouring her plate. Perhaps I should've used her plate for the closeup photos.
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Your food very tasty 😋
Thanks @Sreypov, I know you like this dish very much.
Yes, it's definitely okra season here in Thailand too. They're a strange vegetable for kids due to their texture... here they go straight into the curry pot! Nice post.
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Thanks @naturalmedicine & @artemislives. Yes, sometimes it takes some creativity to make the kids eat pure okra, but it's cheap and healthy, so we gotta make a way.
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ENGAGEtokens.I will try this out, or maybe a version of it, but awesome post nonetheless. :)
Adapt it to what you have, all that matters is the okra is crunchy and it goes along with a good tomato soup or curry. Something about tomatoes and okra, they just belong together.
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I agree. Tomatoes and okra with curry sounds delicious. :)
ENGAGEtokens.SreyYuu's place belongs in a restaurant! Very artistic! 😃
Okra and Tomatoes are such a good combo, and your Tomato Curry sounds like the perfect accompaniment! Yum! 😋 Another good way to cook okra is slice it, drizzle with olive oil, salt & pepper, then bake it in the oven for a bit, turning every so often until it is ready.
Well...both of the @KidSisters only want to be chefs when they grow up. I don't know it that's good, perhaps it shows they haven't seen much else in life other than massive amounts of awesome meals.
We do have another okra dish which I stir fry the okra in a bit oil before adding to a besan-based curry. The result is similar to your oven technique, and a bit of carbon is nice to give it that roasted fiery flavor.
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That's a beautiful dish. I have never cooked okra before. When I have my own kitchen again I will have to try it.
Thanks @carolynstahl. Cooking fast with high heat is the best way to handle okra in my opinion, it will help avoid stickiness.
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I will remember that tip thanks.
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Wow! Someone reblogged this and it appeared on my feed 😅 this is one proper recipe thorough walkthrough! Will have to rehive this later this evening!
I shared this recipe with someone who asked for it in my coconut milk rice post, , I think that's how this happened. This recipe is the only way our kids will eat okra happily.
I've always been curious about okra, but I'm sure it tastes bitter and I'm afraid of the trauma it would be like eating bitter gourd, both look the same :D
I am not a big fan of okra either because it can sometimes be sticky and stringy. But with this preparation there is no bitterness or stickiness, it's very tasty.