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Okra with coconut

Okra (Lady's finger) is a favourite vegetable in our family. There are many ways to cook okra but this recipe gives a very good flavour to okra combined with coconut. Not everybody is a fan of okra as it is a sticky vegetable but this can be avoided just by cleaning the vegetable with water and towel dry it a night before. This recipe serves as a side dish and goes well with rice or roti.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Okra Lady's finger
  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • 2 Green chillies
  • 2 Cloves of garlic
  • Salt as required
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 sprig Coriander leaves chopped

Method
 

  1. Chop the okra into small pieces.
  2. Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped okra and fry until cooked.
  3. Meanwhile, grind the grated coconut, cumin seeds, green chillies and garlic together.
  4. Add the above ground mixture and salt to the cooked okra and stir for a minute or two until the raw smell is gone.
  5. Garnish with coriander leaves.