Okra With Onions

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Title: OKRA WITH ONIONS
Categories: Vegetables, Vegetarian, Indian
Yield: 1 servings

4 md Onions, coarsely chopped
5 Garlic cloves, coarsely ch.
1 Piece of ginger, 2" long
6 tb Ghee
1 ts Whole cumin seeds
2 ts Whole fennel seeds
1 ts Ground turmeric
1 ts Ground coriander
3 tb Tomato sauce
1 lb Fresh young okra
1 ts Salt
2 ts Garam masala
2 tb Lemon juice

Put onion, garlic, ginger & 1/4 cup water into blender & blend till
smooth.

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add cumin & fennel. After 20
seconds or so, add the paste from the blender & the turmeric.

Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the coriander & fry
stirring
for a minute. Add tomato sauce & cook stirring for 1 minute. Turn off
heat.

Wash okra & wipe with paper towel. Slice a few pods at a time into 1/4"
rounds.

Turn the heat to medium again under the skillet. Add the okra, salt, garam
masala, lemon juice & 6 tb hot water. When the onion paste is bubbling,
cover, reduce heat to very low & cook for 35 minutes. Stir every ten
minutes or so.

Madhur Jaffrey, "An Invitation to Indian Cooking"

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