Okra Dishes

[Jugglering]

Does anyone have any okra dishes for this vegetarian please ?

[Buenchico]

There are quite a few veggie items among these recipes:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Search.aspx?With Term=okra

Some of the links at the foot of this page might be of interest:
http://www.africhef.com/Okra-Recipes.html

Some of these could help:
http://www.seasonalchef.com/recipe0905f.htm

And, of course, there's always good old Auntie Beeb:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/food/recipes/que ryengine?templatestyle=refine_by_1&config=db&s cope-recipes&page=1&pagesize=15&attrib_1=ingre dient_name&oper_1=eq&val_1_1=okra&submit=Searc h

Chris

[Marg0]

sorry i hate okra. bleurgh.

try watching the okra winfrey show on tv, i haven't seen it much but it would sure be a good place to start.

[Jugglering]

Thanks Chris.... as usual you are a mine of information. Many thanks !

Margie darling... for simply making me giggle you get 3 red stars - you've obviously not had Figure's breaded okra, have you ? You will never look at okra in the same light you know !

[figure]

Fried Okra

2 lbs / 900 g okra
Mix together 1cup corn meal
+ 1/2 cup flour + salt and black pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 quarts vegetable oil for deep frying


1. Pour oil in frying pan. Heat over medium heat until the oil sizzles when you drop a bit of cornmeal in.

2. Trim stems and tips off of the okra and cut into 1/2″ slices. If you�re using frozen sliced okra, you could thaw it in the microwave.

3. By the time you are finished cutting the okra, it should be a bit slimy. This is good! The sliminess is the glue that holds the cornmeal to the okra. If the okra is not slimy, add a splash of water and stir. Put the okra into a large plastic Ziplock bag and pour in some of the cornmeal mixture. Toss the okra so that all the pieces are coated. Add more cornmeal coating if you think you need more. You really can�t overdo it, once all of the pieces are coated the excess cornmeal will remain in the bag.

4. Assuming the oil is now hot, put some of the okra from the bag into the oil. Continue adding okra to the oil until the skillet is 75% full. You need to leave a bit of room for the okra to move around as it cooks. (You may have to cook several batches, depending on how much okra you started with and the size of your skillet.)

5. The okra will need to fry for several minutes. Stir gently every now and then to encourage even frying on all sides. Remove the okra from the skillet when it has turned a nice golden brown, place on kitcken paper or brown paper so some of the oil can drain away.

The breaded okra can be prepared ahead of frying and store in the freezer until ready for frying. Thaw before frying.

[Jugglering]

Thanks Figure... it does sound good - I guess it would be ok to add some chilli powder or other *hot spice* to the flour & cornmeal mix ? (just for a bit of a bite you understand....lol)

[figure]

Jugglering, I posted a basic recipe because many people don't like spicy foods. But sure, you can add whatever spices you fancy. I actually add chili powder, masala, ground ginger, cumin when I'm making it. I love spicy foods.

[Jugglering]

J was last seen heading around to Figure's place.... picking up Whiffey on the way (and stealing his secret stash of chillies) lol... Any other chilli fiends coming over ?

[jack daniels]

3/4 pound okra, cleaned and cut in to 1/2 inch slices
1/2 teaspoon methi seeds (fenugrek)
2 teaspoon cooking oil
1 small finely chopped onion
salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon haldi
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
1/2 teaspoon chopped green chilli
1 teaspoon ground cumin (jeera)

heat oil in pan, add methi & brown slightly. Add the onion and fry until golden brown. Now add all the other spices, stir fry for about 2 minutes, add the okra, stir again, cover with a lid and cook until tender. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with chappatis.

You could add sliced potatoes when the okra is half cooked but you need to increase all the spices by double if you do.

[SupaAbzyBall]

Hey This is a brillaint video from the great vahchef. You will need to visit an Indian shop for the besan (gram flour) and mango power (aamchoor). Check out his other veggie vids too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v5vrDZorMX8c&feature=user

Okra recipe