Okra Thokku

Ingredients

• 250 g okra, cut lengthwise (வெண்டைக்காய்)
• 1 tomato, chopped (தக்காளி)
• 1 onion, chopped (வெங்காயம்)
• 1 cup coconut, ground to a paste (தேங்காய் (அரைத்த விழுது))
• 2 tbsp coconut oil (தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder (மிளகாய்த்தூள்)
• quarter tsp each turmeric powder, coriander powder (மஞ்சள்தூள், தனியாத்தூள்)
• quarter tsp, a few, to taste mustard seeds, curry leaves, rock salt (கடுகு, கறிவேப்பிலை, இந்துப்பு)

Method

1. Slit the okra into long strips.
2. Heat coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves, then soften the onion.
3. Add tomato and okra and saute briefly.
4. Stir in salt, chilli, turmeric and coriander powders with the coconut paste.
5. Cook, stirring, until the okra is done and the mixture is thick, then remove from heat.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 80. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.