Cookbook Club – Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking

The cookbook for May’s Cookbook Club was Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey. I chose the Dry Okra. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the Indian cooking we did. For now – my dish!

When I’ve eaten okra dishes in the past, I liked the taste but was a bit off-put by the sliminess. I saw this recipe for Dry Okra and thought if there’s any okra dish that’s not going to be slimy, it’s one called “dry”!

I cut one pound of okra into 1/2 inch pieces, and coarsely chopped one onion.

I heated oil on medium-high, then put cumin seeds in for 10 seconds.

Then I added in the okra and onion and cooked for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

After turning the heat down to medium and cooking another 5 minutes, I added salt, ground cumin, ground coriander, cayenne, and lemon juice.

I cooked for 5 more minutes, stirring gently.

Even though this was for the Cookbook Club, of course I had to steal a bite when it was hot off the stove. The flavor was good, the spices going nicely with the sweetness of the onion that had caramelized. And no sliminess! At the Cookbook Club, people agreed they liked it, though I think it was definitely better when freshly cooked.