Okra, sweet & sour

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Ingredients

400g fresh okra, or I used a bag of frozen

7 medium sized cloves of garlic

1 whole, dried hot chilli - I used two dried arbol chilli

7 Tbsp water

2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

½ tsp turmeric

4 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 tsp whole cumin seeds

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

4 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. Top and tail the okra, and cut into 2cm pieces. My frozen came pre-cut
2. Put the garlic, chilli and 3 Tbsp water in a blender and puree till a smooth paste. Pour into a small bowl and add the ground cumin, coriander, and turmeric and mix.
3. Heat the oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. When hot, put in the cumin seeds. Once they fizzle turn down the heat slightly and add garlic/chilli/spice paste and fry for a minute. Now add the okra, salt, sugar and 4 Tbsp water. Stir to mix and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover tightly and cook on low heat for 10 minutes until okra is tender, adding a little more water if necessary.

Indian Cookery Madhur Jaffrey

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