{"id":10680,"date":"2012-04-06T22:05:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T02:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=10680"},"modified":"2024-03-10T18:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T22:24:54","slug":"okra-and-coconut-stir-fry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/okra-and-coconut-stir-fry\/","title":{"rendered":"Okra and Coconut Stir Fry | Kerala Style Thoran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32153\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran-45x60.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An easy to make okra stir fry&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Okra in North America and Lady&#8217;s finger in Asia, also called as Gumbo in some countries. I don&#8217;t care about the name as long as it tastes the same. This is one of the veggies that I loved ever since I was a kid. My mom often makes Theeyal or okra in roasted coconut gravy, a true veggie delicacy. Besides this, we make okra stir fry and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/how-to-make-sadya-or-keralas-flavorful-veggie-palatte-onam-sadya-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fried okra combined with yogurt<\/a>. For making okra stir fry, there are two main variations. In both of them grated coconut is added. However in one of the stir fries, coconut is mixed with other ingredients as well, while in the other one grated coconut is added as it is. This recipe is an easy one, okra is combined with coconut and stir fried till okra looses it&#8217;s slimy texture and is slightly browned.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing about this dish is that it doesn&#8217;t have any fancy ingredients added to it yet tastes so delicious. This is a perfect vegetarian side dish which can be served with rice or chapati.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32155\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran-1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry-thoran-1-45x60.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Okra and coconut stir fry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Okra, cut into round pieces- 10 okras<\/li>\n<li>Coconut oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Mustard seeds- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Dried red chilies, halved- 2<\/li>\n<li>Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li>Small-pearl onions, chopped- 4 or 2 large shallots<\/li>\n<li>Green chilies- 2, halved<\/li>\n<li>Turmeric powder- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Coconut grated- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li>Salt- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut okra into 1 inch round pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Place a wok or non-stick pan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add oil, let turn hot.<\/li>\n<li>Add mustard seeds, let splutter.<\/li>\n<li>Roughly half the dried red chilies &amp; add to the oil.<\/li>\n<li>And curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add pearl or small onions, season with 1\/2 tsp salt. Saute till onions turn translucent. (Or add 2 sliced shallots).<\/li>\n<li>Add okra, stir fry till okra turns soft.<\/li>\n<li>Add halved green chilies and 1 tsp salt.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10683\" title=\"making okra-stir fry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/making-okra-stir-fry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/making-okra-stir-fry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/making-okra-stir-fry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/making-okra-stir-fry-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook till okra is no longer mushy, about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>If it gets too dry, add 2 to 3 tbsp water and stir fry.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t add too much water as okra turns mushy and sticky.<\/li>\n<li>Add turmeric powder &amp; combine well.<\/li>\n<li>Add grated coconut and stir fry over high heat till okra &amp; coconut turns light golden brown in color.<\/li>\n<li>Serve as a side dish along with rice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"easyrecipeWrapper mceNonEditable\">\n<div class=\"easyrecipe mceNonEditable\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/okra-coconut-stir-fry.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Okra and Coconut Stir Fry- Kerala Recipe<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Side dish<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">4 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Okra, cut into round pieces- 10 okras<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coconut oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mustard seeds- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Dried red chilies, halved- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Small-pearl onions, chopped- 4 or 2 large shallots<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green chilies- 2, halved<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coconut grated- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cut okra into 1 inch round pieces.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a wok or non-stick pan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add oil, let turn hot.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add mustard seeds, let splutter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Roughly half the dried red chilies &amp; add to the oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">And curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add pearl or small onions, season with 1\/2 tsp salt. Saute till onions turn translucent. (Or add 2 sliced shallots).<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add okra, stir fry till okra turns soft.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add halved green chilies and 1 tsp salt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover and cook till okra is no longer mushy, about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If it gets too dry, add 2 to 3 tbsp water and stir fry.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Don&#8217;t add too much water as okra turns mushy and sticky.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add turmeric powder &amp; combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add grated coconut and stir fry over high heat till okra &amp; coconut turns light golden brown in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Stir fried okra along with coconut tastes delicious.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve as a side dish along with rice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"easyrecipeBelow mceNonEditable\"><input class=\"ERInsertLine mceNonEditable\" type=\"button\" value=\"Insert line below\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; An easy to make okra stir fry&#8230; Okra in North America and Lady&#8217;s finger in Asia, also called as Gumbo in some countries. I don&#8217;t care about the name as long as it tastes the same. This is one of the veggies that I loved ever since I was a kid. My mom often &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[348,710,22,1341,547,80,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coconut-by-ingredient","category-healthy-recipes","category-kerala-cuisine","category-kerala-thoran","category-okra","category-sides","category-vegetarian","course-side-dish","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10680"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32158,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10680\/revisions\/32158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}