Okra In Curd

Name: Okra In Curd
Ingredients: 250 g okra; salt; sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, to taste (if using this do not add the chilli while preparing the okra); 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder; 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt; For tempering; 2 teaspoons oil; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon Urad Dal (white split lentils); 1 red chile, halved (if not adding cayenne pepper to the curd); 1 pinch asafoetida powder; 3 -4 curry leaves; finely chopped coriander (to garnish)

14 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

250 g okra
salt
sugar
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, to taste (if using this do not add the chilli while preparing the okra)
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
For tempering
2 teaspoons oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Urad Dal (white split lentils)
1 red chile, halved (if not adding cayenne pepper to the curd)
1 pinch asafoetida powder
3 -4 curry leaves
finely chopped coriander (to garnish)

Directions

1

Take the curd in a bowl and beat it by adding a little buttermilk/ water into a fine paste.
2

Wash and dry and then cut the okra into round slices of a thickness of 1/4 to 1/2 an inch (as I do) or even bigger.
3

Add chilli powder (if using),cumin powder, salt and a little sugar to taste and keep it aside.
4

Heat pan with the cooking oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli (if using) and curry leaves.
5

Add asofotoeda and the cut okras and keep stirring till the okras are crisp and fried.
6

Let the crisp okras cool for 10 minutes.
7

Mix them with the prepared curd.
8

Garnish with finely chopped corriander leaves.
9

Note: Use the chilli either in the okra or the cayenne in the curd.
10

Do not use in both.