Spicy and Savoury Okra
By: Sashi Kumar
Published: Friday, July 23, 2010 - 12:51pm

Preparation

1 MAINS: 2lbs of fresh okra, 1 fresh chilli pepper,2 cloves of garlic, teaspoon of olive oil, quarter teaspoon salt and quarter of an onion diced. 2 PREPARATION : Wash and dry okra with a tea towel or napkin. 3 Make sure there is no moisture present. 4 Cut the okra into small circular pieces .Make note the okra will be sticky don’t worry about it; it’s just the texture of it. 5 Once in the cooking process it will dry out. 6 Dice the onions finely and mince the garlic and chilli together. 7 If a loved one comes in the kitchen while you mincing the garlic and chilli pepper together no loving otherwise lots of crying LOL. 8 COOKING: Heat the olive oil in a shallow fry pan over medium heat. Once oil is hot add the okra and cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently. 9 You will notice the stickiness disappearing. 10 Cook for another 10 minutes .If you need to you can turn the heat lower. Just make sure the okra doesn’t burn just brown it gently. 11 Once the stickiness is gone add the onion, garlic and chilli paste cook till all the ingredients have all fused together. 12 By now the okra and all the delightful ingredients are in a merry merry place. I don’t know about you but I would be too! Happy merry merry place.