Name: Okra & Potato Dry-Fry
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp amchur/mango powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 100 g/3½ oz okra, topped and tailed; juice of ½ lemon; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; ¼ tsp chilli powder; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 medium tomato, finely chopped; 3 tbsp water; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 6 tbsp vegetable oil; 200 g/7 oz baby potatoes, chopped into bite-size pieces

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Meat Free Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2022

About

Okra are such an essential ingredient in India that I am always amazed at how little they are revered in the West. I realize that this is largely to do with their slimy reputation, but when they are cooked properly this is not something to be afraid of. This delicious dry-fry makes a wonderful side dish to a sharing feast and it is the dryness of the fry that is the key to its success – keep cooking the okra until all that sliminess has disappeared and you are left with something sensationa