Spiced Okra

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb okra
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 onions, thickly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 wash the okra and dry it completely in kitchen paper; top and tail okra and cut into slices 1/2 inch thick.
• 2 heat the sunflower oil in a lidded frying pan, add the cumin seeds and fry for a few seconds until they start to pop; add the onions and fry until golden.
• 3 add the okra, turmeric, chilli powder and salt, mix well together and put the lid on the pan so that the mixture can cooks in its own steam.
• 4 simmer the ingredients for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.