Tangy Okra Rice

Well, I was tired of making the few dishes I know with okra. So I thought let’s try something new :)

Check out the recipe below..!

Ingredients

Okra/ Ladies Finger – 3 cups, chopped in to small round pieces

Onion – 2 cups, finely chopped

Ground Nuts – 2 to 3 tbsps., roasted

Green Chilies – 2, finely chopped/ 1 tbsp. chopped

Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp.

Cumin Seeds – ¼ tsp.

Fenugreek – 1/8 tsp.

Asafetida – 1/8 tsp.

Chili powder – ¼ tsp.

Dhanya Jeera powder – ½ tsp.

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp.

Tamarind Concentrate – 1 tbsp.

Rice – 2 cups, cooked

Sugar – ¼ tsp.

Oil – 2 tbsp.

Water – 1 cup

Salt – to taste

Method

1. Take a saucepan; add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and asafetida. Once the seeds start spluttering, add fenugreek and chilies. After about 6 – 7 seconds, add the finely chopped onions and saute till they become golden brown in color.

2. Add chili powder, dhanya jeera powder and turmeric powder in to the cut okra pieces along with ½ a tbsp. of oil. Mix all the contents nicely and microwave it for about 3 minutes or till the okra pieces soften a little.

3. Now add the semi cooked okra to sautéed onions. Sautee all these contents till the okra is completely cooked.

4. Add the tamarind concentrate along with 1 cup of water in to the okra mixture.

5. Bring it to a boil and let it simmer for about 3 – 4 minutes.

6. Now add cooked rice and ground nuts in to it.

7. Mix all the contents well and turn off the flame.

8. Serve hot with papad or it can be eaten all by itself :)