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This summer I have been busy travelling. First it was India, to visit my family and this weekend we visited Chicago to attend a family friend’s wedding. It’s been hectic but a lot of fun. I have tons of photographs and stories to share with you’ll from my India trip. Will work on that for the upcoming post.
While in Mumbai, I managed to get in touch with blogger friend Khushboo who has a lovely blog http://kthadani.com/ that I follow. We were unable to meet up but it was so nice to speak to her.
Okra in cilantro sauce is a quick and delicious recipe that goes well with Indian bread. It is made with lots of fresh cilantro, tomatoes and green chillies. This is one of my favorite recipes for cooking okra. I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients:
- 300 grams of okra- slit in the middle and the tops cut off
- 1/2 onion
- 2 green chillies
- 1 cup loosely packed cilantro- washed and cleaned
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 2- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- salt to taste
Method:
Grind onion, green chilies, cilantro, garlic, ginger and coriander powder. Add water to make a fine paste. Keep aside.
Grind the tomatoes and keep aside.
Heat oil in a vessel. Add the ground cilantro mixture and let it cook for 5 minutes on medium high heat. Add the tomatoes and fry this for 10 minutes.
Add okra, salt to taste and 1/2 cup boiling water. Cover and cook for 15 minutes till okra is cooked.
Serve hot with”Chappati”. Enjoy!
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I’ve only ever eaten fried okra. This does look good though and I just adore cilantro. The fresh ginger sounds great too. Hope you enjoyed your time in India and Chicago (our home town!).
Thanks Kristy,
I loved Chicago so much so that I would love to move there.
I love okra and I even go to Indian market to get some (they always have okra while others store don’t have it sometimes!). I’ve never tried cooking okra with cilantro or any other ingredients listed. I wonder how it’s like – I’m curious.
I’m a big okra fan I should give it a try!
Thanks Nami,
This is really quite yummy!
I love simple and easy dishes like this that you can just whip up quickly. There’s a lot of garlic in there, compared to the others, I must try this as I love Indian style okra.
Yumm – I love okra and cilantro – what a great combination! Can’t wait for your India posts.
wonderfl flavour. should try this combo soon.
We make okra too in Greece but not with cilantro. This version sounds very aromatic and different!
never seen an okra dish in such a elegant wayyy looks very yummyyyy
Never thought in cooking okra with cilantro…sounds and looks delicious…
Have a great week Asmita
I’ve only eaten okra one way, and that was in gumbo. This looks absolutely delicious!
That sounds so delicious my friend
My mum loves bhindi to bits so I must make this!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This is a new use of okra for me. Looks great!
I love okra! This is an easy recipe, and the flavors sounds as if they’d be sensational. Particularly like the combo of okra and tomato – they work so nicely together, but the cilantro and spices also sound wonderful. Thanks for this.
They have started selling tempura okra at my local sushi restaurant. Beautiful recipe
this looks divine Asmita.. I’ve never seen okra cooked this way. Bookmarking it. I follow Khushboo too, she’s so sweet.
Great recipe, Asmita! I love how you presented it!
cilantro and okra together? That sounds fantastic!
hey Asmita, you got a nice space, thank you for visiting mine
.Will keep coming back…I have not tried okra this way, bookmarked!
love the choice of spices you added into this dish! makes it look so delicious!! and okra is a really nutritious vegetable. I should start adding it to my meals!
We don’t get okra here so it is something I have yet to try
I love cilantro! That dish looks and sounds fantastic.
cheers,
Rosa
this is an interesting way of cooking okra in cilantro. looks good and delicious too.
Looks delicious! I’ve never had okra. Sounds like a delicious combination of flavors.
Its new to me.. looks very good and delicious
Thanks for visiting my space. You have a wonderful collection of recipes here.
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The very first time I saw okra was in Tennessee when I arrived there for university. Country folk called it “okry” and it was always dipped in corn meal and fried.
This dish looks so good!
I have to admit to not being a big Okra fan but this does look delicious. I suspect the okra I’ve had before has not been that well cooked so I’ll have to give this a go; I’m sure it’ll change my mind. GG
Thanks for visiting my blog Asmita! I think I was very lucky. I LOVE Indian food but never know where to start and here you are posting all of these delicious looking recipes! I’ll definitely be back! Have a nice weekend!
Okra in cilantro….I love the combo! Looks very tasty!
Asmita, I know how life gets so hectic if you have a good social life. I experience the same issue. Some times when I have to publish my post we have to go in the evening.I have started loving blogging and my friends wonder what is there in it?
Okra , I just love it. This is the best vegetable, fibrous and healthy and also quick to cook.
Delicious …lovely space..following your blog
I love Okra but honestly I have never tried it with cilantro now I am really curious and want to give it a go
Would you believe I’ve never made okra? I do love cilantro, so I’m sure that I would enjoy this dish. Summer really is such a busy time, isn’t it? Hope you had a great trip and I look forward to hearing more of your stories.
Great to go with rotis.Love the fact that you grind everything and simply add it to the vegetable.delicious…
Thanks Indu.
I just found your blog, and was intrigued by this recipe. I had okra at Indian restaurants before, but have never cooked it myself until now. I am/was a bit intimidated, but this recipe sounds really easy and doable. I guess I’ll have to go out, buy some okra and give this a try.
this is a great recipe…i love bhindi just can’t say no to it !
Una versión exquisita y aromática me encanta,saludos hugs,hugs.