Ingredients

• 10 - Lady's fingers
• 2 cups - Basmati rice (cooked)
• 1 - onion
• 2 - Green chilly (slit opened)
• 10 - Cashew nut pieces
• 1 tsp - Garam masala powder
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seed powder
• 1 tsp - Ginger, grated
• 5 - Garlic pods (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp - pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - Urad dal
• 2 - Dry Red chillies
• 5 - Curry leaves
• 3 tsp - oil
• Salt

How to Make Okra Fried Rice

• Cut the okras into circular small pieces.
• Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadai and fry the okra pieces with enough salt until they are well cooked. Keep aside.
• Heat enough oil in a large pan or Wok.
• Add the mustard and urad dal and let them sputter.
• Add the dry red chillies and cashewnut pieces too and fry everything together.
• Chop the onions finely and add them.
• And stir them continuously until they turns translucent.
• Add the slit opened green chillies, grated ginger and finely chopped garlic pieces to the translucent onions.
• Cook them with all spice powders (garam masala powder, pepper powder, cumin seed powder) and close the pan with a lid and cook on simmer.
• Once they get cooked well, add the curry leaves and already cooked okra pieces to the masalas.
• Let them cook again for a few minutes.
• Check for salt and for spices.
• Add the cooked Basmati rice to the vegetables and toss them gently until they get well mixed.
• Serve them hot.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipe