This is a recipe from my mom, very tasty one. This okra curry is made with roasted coconut and tamarind juice.

Ingredients

• Okra (fresh/frozen) ——- 300 g(diced)
• Onion —————————— 1/2 (diced)
• Tamarind juice ————— 1/4 cup or 4 cubes
• Chili powder ——————- 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder ———- 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder ———— 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• For grinding
  • Grated coconut ———- 1/2 cup
  • Cumin seeds ————- 1/2 tsp
  • Garlic clove —————- 4
• For tempering
  • Mustard seeds ———– 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaf ——————– 1 spring
  • Cooking oil —————— 1 tbsp

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How to make

• Place a pan on the stove in medium heat
• Add oil and mustard seeds
• Once the mustard seed crackles, add the curry leaf
• Then add the diced onion and saute for a minute
• Add the cut okra (here I used frozen cut okra) and cook for 5 minutes
• Add the spice powders and salt
• Add the tamarind cubes and add a cup of water (increase or decrease the quantity of water depending on how much thickness you want for the curry)

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• Cook this for 10 minutes, in the meantime, prepare the coconut paste
• Place a small pan on medium heat and dry roast the coconut until golden brown and grind this into a fine paste using a mixer/blender
• Now add the coconut paste to the okra curry and mix it well
• Bring the curry to boil and switch off the stove

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• The tasty okra curry should be ready
• Serve with rice

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