Healthy Vegetarian Recipe# 11
Okra stir fry

Ingredients:
 
•    1 kilo okra - washed, dried and chopped
•    1 onion - sliced
•    1 teaspoon cumin seeds
•    1 teaspoon mustard seeds
•    1/2 tablespoon mustard oil
•    1 teaspoon red chili powder
•    1 teaspoon coriander powder
•    1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
•    Juice of one lime
•    Salt to taste

Method:
•    Add oil, cumin seeds and mustard seeds to a non-stick cooking pan on high heat. Stir till seeds start crackling.
•    Add sliced onions to the pan and stir till the onions become slightly transclucent.
•    Now add all the spices and salt and mix well.
•    After a minute, add the okra and stir well - incorporating all spices with the chopped vegetable. Cook on high heat for 5 minutes.
•    After 5 minutes, you will notice that the okra starts leaving a wet residue. This is the exact time to add the juice of lime - as it seals and deals with it. You will notice the okra's colour will darken and bind.
•    Simmer the flame, after adding the lime juice, and cook (uncovered) for another 5-10 minutes. How much longer you cook it for, depends on how crunchy or soft you like your vegetables.

Mix and match: You can add some boiled potatoes with a pinch of dry mango powder to this mix, after the onion stage, to give it more bulk and flavour.