Okra/ Ladies finger Pepper fry

Inspired from here I tried this okra fry. Thanx lata for this wonderful fry. Woooow.. It came out very very crispy. I added pepper powder instead of red chilli powder. Also i have added curd and lemon juice to remove the stickiness that is present in ladies finger. Usually I add this while cooking in stove top too. Here comes my version of 100% microwave cooked okra pepper fry.


    













Ingredients:

Fresh Okra/ Ladies finger - 250 g

Pepper Powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

Oil - 2 tsp

Curd - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp

To temper:

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Hing - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Wash ladies finger and wipe them dry completely.

2. Cut into desired size. I slices very thin.

3. Mix salt, 1 tsp oil, pepper powder, turmeric powder, curd and lemon juice with the ladies finger and mix it well.

4. Rest it for 5-10 minutes.

5. In a MW safe bowl/ Tupperware bowl, Add 1 tsp oil and MW HI for 30 sec.

6. Remove and add mustard seeds, MW HI for 1 min.

7. Add hing and MW HI for 1 min.

8. Add the okra mixture and and cook covered on MW HI for 6 - 7 min stirring in between once or twice.

9. Rest it for 5 min inside the MW.

10. If you want more crispy, add few more minutes in the MW.

11. Open and serve with curd rice..

Tomato Rice

This rice is common in all kongunadu kitchens. Either the will cook like this way or else they will separately cook the tomaotes and rice and will mix the two.

Ingredients:

Basmathi rice - 1 cup

Tomato - 3 large - chop fine.

Onions - 2 small - chop lengthwise

Green chillies - 3

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup(optional) if not available substitute with water.


Salt

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

To temper:

Oil - 2 tbsp

Bay leaf - 1

Star anise - 1


Method:

1. Wash and soak rice in 1 1/2 cup water or in the ratio of 1:1/2 of water and coconut milk for 20 min.

2. Heat a pressure pan and temper with the given ingredients.

3. Add onions and fry till golden brown.

4. Add green chillies and fry.

5. Add ginger garlic paste, garam masala and fry till raw smell goes off.

6. Add tomatoes and cook until mushy.

7. Add rice.

8. Add turmeric powder and salt.

9. When boils close the cooker and keep weight.

10. At once, simmer the flame and cook for 15 minutes.

11. Cool, Open and then serve.