Spiced Okra

Spiced Okra

Summer time is coming and that means Okra Season!! I have to admit, it was not a food that was common in my household as a child. However, it just looked really good! You know how when you look at a vegetable and it just looks fantastic? It made me think of when I went to an Indian restaurant and had it for the first time. The texture and flavor was fantastic. It didn’t have the sliminess that people talked about. I spoke to some of my friends and fellow foodies, it turns out that its all about how you cook it!

Ingredients:

4cups of diced okra
1 tomato diced (remove the seed pulp before dicing)
1 tsp of fresh minced garlic
1/4 cup of organic chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp curry
1/4 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp of srirachi
2 tsp of organic coconut oil
1/2-1 tsp of black or pink sea salt

Directions:

Heat up a pan over high heat and melt 1tsp of coconut oil.
Add the okra and fresh garlic to the hot oil in the pan.
Make sure you keep the okra moving in the pan, so that it does not burn.
Cook the okra till it is tender.
When the okra is done, move the okra to a plate and set aside.
Clean out the pan and heat up the pan again and melt the last tsp of coconut oil.
Once the oil is melted, add the curry and cumin to the oil. (This will release the fragrance in the spices.)
Add in the tomato and cook for a min.
Next add in the cooked okra with the srirachi and cook for another 2min.
Turn off the flame and toss in the cilantro…season with salt to taste.
This makes 4 servings.