Okra in Coconut Milk

​Okra in coconut milk.

Its a coconut milk based gravy with mild spicyness. Best to serve with plain hot rice. 

Ingredients

250g okra, washed and wiped

1 tsp mustard

1/2 tsp fenugreek

1 onion

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tomato

1 green chili

3-5 dried chilies

2 sprigs of curry leaves

1 1/2 coconut milk (thick version)/ santan pertama

1 1/2 coconut milk (light version) / santan kedua

1/4-1/2 tsp turmeric powder

3-5 birds eye chilies / cili padi

coconut oil / cooking oil

salt

Method

Heat oil in a pan. Semi fry the okra for 1-2mins using medium heat. Remove from pan and keep aside. Using same pan leave about 3 tbsp oil. Add mustard and let it crackle. Add fenugreek. Add onion, cook till translucent. Add ginger garlic paste. Sauté. Add curry leaves, dried chilies, tomato and green chilies. Cook till tomato soft. Add light coconut milk, turmeric powder and let it boil. When boiling, add fried okra, birds eyes chilies, coconut milk (thick version) and salt. Reduce the flame to low. Let it boil. Off the flame when starting to boil. Keep stirring for 1min so the coconut won't separate.

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