Okra Vegetable

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg okra, washed dried thoroughly and cut into slices (cut it diagonally so that the slices appear elongated and not round)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 green chilies, slit
• 1/2 teaspoon gingerroot, cut minced
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 sprig curry leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
• 3 tablespoons tamarind extract, soak a walnut sized ball of tamarind in 1/2 a cup of water (or according to taste)
• salt
• 1 tablespoon oil