Wednesday 10 January 2018

Stir fried asam okra

This dish was introduced to me by an elderly Malay man I met when I was buying okra in the market. I have always cooked okra with sambal prawns, in curry or just plain so I thought I will give it a try and it turned out really delicious especially with chilli in it.

Ingredients

Small young okra (ladies fingers)
Shallots
Asam pulp
Red chilli (optional)



Finely slice the shallots and chilli





Take 1 tbsp asam pulp





Add 100 ml water and mix well





Wash the okra and remove the top and bottom ends





Heat up 1 tbsp oil and fry the shallots until slightly brown





Add the tamarind water
Season with salt and ½ tsp sugar




Put in the okra and chilli and mix thoroughly
Add more water if it looks too dry




Cover and simmer on low fire until the okra is just soft





Give it another stir and then dish up and serve immediately

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