Okra Stir Fried

Ingredients

Okra - 300gms
medium Onion - 1 finely chopped
Green chillies - 2-3 slit
Garlic - 3-4 pods crushed
Salt to taste
Peppercorns - 5-6 crushed

Preparation

1
Heat oil in a non stick frying pan.
2
Saute the onion, green chillies and garlic on medium heat for about 2-3mins.
3
Tip in the okra, salt to taste and fry till the okra are nice and crisp.
4
Sprinkle the peppercorns just before serving.

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About

I wasn't too sure about this vegetable the first time I ventured into making anything related to okra. But then my mum as always came to the rescue and asked me to follow simple recipes that she would make with okra and the result of course was a dish that is tasty and valuable. The art of buying okra too was fascinating, as it was my husband who taught me to buy fresh bright green colored ones, he would gently nip the tip of the okra, and if it nips with a gentle "tch" it means the okra is ready to go into your vegetable basket. The ones that don't break off easily are the ones you would need to leave behind. So for the stir fried okra you would need.......

Yield:

3.0

Added:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 9:32pm

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