okra is sublime. eating masala bhindi that i cooked right now
― marcos, Friday, 29 August 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
^^^ mmmm, want. Also, Southern style stewed okra and tomatoes is one of my favorite side dishes ever.
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― Okay, there's lil' Zipper again (Dan Peterson), Friday, 29 August 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
okra is amazing dried and salted.
― polyphonic, Friday, 29 August 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
^^ that sounds v interesting! where have you found your supply of dried, salted okra?
― Aimless, Friday, 29 August 2014 19:53 (nine years ago) link
okra doesn't need to be slimy; don't wash it, treat it like a mushroom with damp kitchen roll, if at all.
Fry an onion with cumin seeds and asofetida, if you can get it, add the okra after a few minutes and fry high fast for five minutes. You can then either then add a little tomato and coriander or mint and yoghurt. Some red chilli at the end would be nice. YUMM!
― kraudive, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
i've been told that amchur (dried mango) powder helps with the sliminess when you cook it.
― marcos, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
a couple years back, we were signed up for a veggie box, and during the summer started getting a big bag of okra each week. That stuff gets old real quick. Only so many ways to cook it without it tasting all slimy. Pretty much drove us to give up on the veggie box.
― odd proggy geezer (Moodles), Friday, 29 August 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link