tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post5817522527967449168..comments2023-09-22T03:39:05.201-07:00Comments on The Blue Café: Okra, inspired from IndiaBritt-Arnhildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517393095921382789noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-89363743082883281492008-11-21T11:23:00.000-08:002008-11-21T11:23:00.000-08:00Okra is new to me. I have never cooked it, but ha...Okra is new to me. I have never cooked it, but have eaten it in soups. It always seemed to have a slippery texture. I must try it your way because I always see it at the Farmer's Market.Schnitzel and the Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074542460030763545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-15022946197354418412008-11-16T06:55:00.000-08:002008-11-16T06:55:00.000-08:00We enjoy fried okra too and also use it mixed in w...We enjoy fried okra too and also use it mixed in with other dishes. It adds a great bit of green to a chicken stew and kind of thickens the sauce.<BR/><BR/>DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-57527696549746261092008-11-16T04:32:00.000-08:002008-11-16T04:32:00.000-08:00Browniesmoke - thank you for the link.Mary Lou - a...Browniesmoke - thank you for the link.<BR/><BR/>Mary Lou - aren't we blessed with memories from so many women who have walked before us. Thanks for your story.<BR/><BR/>The idle devil - I must try it your way some day<BR/><BR/>Pinar - well, this seems to be a dish you must serve me when I come to Istanbul :-)Britt-Arnhildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517393095921382789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-76617438651315259742008-11-16T04:23:00.000-08:002008-11-16T04:23:00.000-08:00ocra here is a main dish..=)chopped onion.. olive ...ocra here is a main dish..<BR/>=)<BR/><BR/>chopped onion.. olive oil.. a little amount of water..<BR/>are fried until the onions get transparent..<BR/>than we add a tomatoe processed or grated through the fine part of the grater..<BR/>then one cube of sugar to take off the sourness of tomatoe..<BR/>then you add the ocras whose head has been peeled very carefully into a pointed cube..<BR/>than yo add a very little amount of water.. just to wet it until they shed their own juice..<BR/>whe they are lime green..<BR/>you serve with rice.. and with a few drops of lemon juice..<BR/><BR/>=)<BR/>you shoul come and taste =)..<BR/>enjoy your day your weekend your cooking.. every thing<BR/>love..<BR/><BR/>pinar..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-47305871401578350652008-11-15T06:46:00.000-08:002008-11-15T06:46:00.000-08:00I love to dust it with spices (we do it with India...I love to dust it with spices (we do it with Indian spices but just a hint of salt and pepper also works fine with any dried herbs you might like) and fry it. We also cook it in coconut-red chillies gravy.The Girl from Lokhandwalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760880595716935810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-89808368427139898702008-11-15T06:12:00.000-08:002008-11-15T06:12:00.000-08:00A dear old friend, who left Palestine to come to A...A dear old friend, who left Palestine to come to America in the 1920's, would prepare okra in a similar way. She would coat it in oil, salt and pepper and spread it on a cookie sheet to bake in the oven. Thank you for bringing memories of precious Miriam back today. God rest her soul.<BR/><BR/>My recipes and dishes are so connected to the women who have shared my life, that I sometimes shed a tears while I cook their dishes and think of them. But, it's a good "cry."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-39900412484621081122008-11-14T13:49:00.001-08:002008-11-14T13:49:00.001-08:00Oops! I forgot to give the link!http://www.crazyau...Oops! I forgot to give the link!<BR/><BR/>http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/archives/2006/07/fried_okra_1.php<BR/><BR/>Jill in Western North CarolinaBrowniesmokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099179119848661845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695281204227160025.post-28239534907387762202008-11-14T13:49:00.000-08:002008-11-14T13:49:00.000-08:00Fried okra is common comfort food in the Southern ...Fried okra is common comfort food in the Southern United States! it's a favorite. I looked through some recipes and chose this link to a blog I've never read, because she shows pictures of "real" fried okra - Southern style!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Jill in Western North CarolinaBrowniesmokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099179119848661845noreply@blogger.com