Ingredients:
10 okra pods
Tamarind paste 1 tablespoon
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
2tsp teaspoon paprika or any other kind of red chili powder or even chili flakes
1 teaspoon rice powder or tapioca or corn starch
Salt 3 teaspoons
Brown sugar 2 teaspoons
Optional: Sambar powder 2 teaspoons (spice powder for soups)
1 tablespoon oil (vegetable or any kind)
Method:
Cut the okra into 1 inch cubes and keep aside.Heat the oil and add the vegetable, 1teaspoon salt and the turmeric powder.Give it a fry and cover and cook on medium heat. Give it a fry every min or so.After the vegetable is cooked (when it easily breaks apart) fry it further till it turns a slight brown and a little crispy and remove and keep the vegetable aside.Mix the tamarind paste in a cup of water and bring it to a boil.Add the red chili powder, remaining salt, optional sambar powder and the brown sugar. Next dissolve the rice powder in a tablespoon of water and add this to the boiling tamarind water. The rice powder thickens the soup.Bring everything to one last boil and remove from heat. Add the fried vegetable to the soup and give it a good stir.
10 okra pods
Tamarind paste 1 tablespoon
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
2tsp teaspoon paprika or any other kind of red chili powder or even chili flakes
1 teaspoon rice powder or tapioca or corn starch
Salt 3 teaspoons
Brown sugar 2 teaspoons
Optional: Sambar powder 2 teaspoons (spice powder for soups)
1 tablespoon oil (vegetable or any kind)
Method:
Cut the okra into 1 inch cubes and keep aside.Heat the oil and add the vegetable, 1teaspoon salt and the turmeric powder.Give it a fry and cover and cook on medium heat. Give it a fry every min or so.After the vegetable is cooked (when it easily breaks apart) fry it further till it turns a slight brown and a little crispy and remove and keep the vegetable aside.Mix the tamarind paste in a cup of water and bring it to a boil.Add the red chili powder, remaining salt, optional sambar powder and the brown sugar. Next dissolve the rice powder in a tablespoon of water and add this to the boiling tamarind water. The rice powder thickens the soup.Bring everything to one last boil and remove from heat. Add the fried vegetable to the soup and give it a good stir.
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