Kadhai Bhindi

Ingredients:

Lady finger (okra / bhindi) 250 gms.
Gram flour 1 tbsp.
Thinly sliced onion 1
Thinly sliced green chilli 1
Mango powder 1/2 tsp.
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp.
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp.
Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp.
Cumin seeds 1 tsp.
Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp.
Vegetable oil as required
Salt to taste




Method:

1. Cut lady finger into thin long slices.
2. Heat oil in a kadhai. Deep fry lady finger until crisp and light golden brown.
3. Keep the fried lady finger aside. Just leave 2 tbsp oil in kadhai, remove the rest.
4. Add cumin seeds and green chilli and fry for 30 seconds. Add sliced onion and fry until golden brown.
5. Add gram flour, mango powder and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add lady finger and the remaining ingredients. Mix well. Heat for a few seconds and then remove from heat.

Garnish with green coriander leaves and serve hot (if possible in a copper base kadhai).

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Spicy Okra and Turnip Greens

1 pound turnip or collard greens
12 okra
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (1 ounce) jar pine nuts (1/4 cup)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 red jalape o peppers, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt

Remove stems from turnip greens; cut leaves into 1/4-inch slices. Remove ends from okra; cut okra crosswise into halves. Cook and stir onion and pine nuts in oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.

Stir in turnip greens, okra and remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until turnip greens are tender — 18 to 20 minutes.

Yields 6 servings.

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Okra & Greens

Okra is generally thought to have originated in the wild in Northern or Northeastern Africa. It has been cultivated throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for centuries, where it is used to give a mucilaginous thickening quality to soups and stews. It can be used fresh, or dried for storage. Okra was brought from Africa to the Americas by enslaved Africans. Africans also brought their names for okra. The English word okra comes from the West African Twi (or Tshi) language's nkruman or nkruma which was shortened in English to okra. In many Bantu languages of Central Africa, okra is called ngumbo, or ngombo, from which the Louisiana Creole-Cajun Gumbo soup-stew made from okra gets its name. See the early Gumbo recipes among the Rare Recipes of Mrs. M. Randolph, Mrs. L. Bryan, and Mrs. A. Fisher.

What you need

• one onion, chopped
• two tablespoons of palm oil or any cooking oil, (palm oil gives the most authentic taste)
• one cup water
• one pound greens, cleaned, stems removed, ,and shredded: cassava leaves ( Feuilles de Manioc), kale, collards, or similar)
• twenty okra
• two cups palm butter or nyembwe sauce, or canned palm soup base -- peanut butter can be substituted
• two or three chile peppers, chopped (or cayenne pepper)

What you do

• Heat oil in large pot. Saute onions until clear. Add water and bring to boil.
• Add all remaining ingredients. Cook until all is tender, stirring often.

Canned palm soup base is usually available only in large cans; if you have more than needed, make some Poulet Nyembwe.

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Jamaican Stir-Fried Okra Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2 cups fresh Jamaican okra sliced
1 large Jamaican tomato, peeled and sliced
¼ cup Jamaican onions, sliced
1½ tsp. fresh Jamaican lemon juice
¼ tsp. Jamaican thyme, crushed
1 tsp. salt
A dash pepper
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. butter

PREPARATION

1. Prepare all vegetables as indicated and have ready for cooking.
2. In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, thyme, salt, and pepper.
3. Heat oil and butter in a wok or large skillet. Add vegetables and seasoning mixture all at once.
4. Toss and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.

Okra and Tomatoes - Gullah Style Recipe

Ingredients

* 1 lb okra, cut into 1/2 inch slices .
* 1 tbsp bacon grease .
* 3 fresh tomatoes, preferably Big Boy .
* 1 medium vidalia onions, sliced .
* 1 tsp sugar


Directions

* Step #1 Heat bacon grease in a heavy nonreactive skillet over medium high heat.
* Step #2 Cook onion 3-4 mins or until translucent.
* Step #3 Add okra & cook another 5-6 mins, or until okra begins to brown.
* Step #4 Stir in tomatoes, sugar & salt & pepper to taste.
* Step #5 Cover up skillet & let simmer over low heat/flame 20-30 mins or until thickened.
* Enjoy the Okra & Tomatoes - Gullah Style recipe

Okra With Shrimp

By Diana Rattray

Ingredients:

* 1 pound okra, trimmed, washed, sliced
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 3 tablespoons butter
* 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
* 1 green bell pepper; seeded and coarsely chopped
* 4 large tomatoes; peeled, seeded and chopped
* 1/2 cup dry white wine
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
* salt
* black pepper
* 1 to 1 1/2 pounds shrimp; peeled and deveined
* hot cooked rice

Preparation:
Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet until the butter is melted. Add the onion and bell pepper; toss to coat evenly. Stir in the okra and cook over medium heat until the onion is translucent.

Add the tomatoes, wine, lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes soften. Add the shrimp and continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the shrimp turns pink and opaque.
Serve with hot cooked rice.
Serves 4.