Lady Fingers or Okra’s tend to get somewhat slimy when cooked and may therefore not be your favorite vegetable. In this recipe the lady fingers are fried which prevents them from becoming slimy.
Lady fingers are a very healthy vegetable and when cooked the right way delicious as well, they are a rich source of dietary fibers and may as some suggest, help in the prevention and cure of diabetes when cut and soaked overnight in water and the juice is consumed the next morning. to any
As always, if you are allergic to peanuts change to any other nuts of your liking
This is a great lunch recipe.
Ingredients
- 20 lady fingers (stems removed)
- 16 fresh baby corn
- 4 oz bean sprouts
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- ½ red chili (finely sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped mint leaves
- 2 oz raw roasted peanuts
- Sea salt, pepper
Directions
- 1Pre-heat an oven to 325 F. Spread the grated coconut on a baking tray and place in the center of the oven. Keep an eye on it as it takes only a few minutes for the coconut to brown, the sides will brown first, so mix it around when that happens.
- 2Toast the raw peanuts the same way or deep fry them, which should be done on rather low heat (150 C, 300 F) to avoid burning them
- 3Heat a frying pan to medium heat with the olive oil, leave the lady fingers whole, cut them in half or in three parts depending on their size.
- 4Add the lady fingers to the frying pan and fry for three minutes, remove them from the pan and keep aside. Add the baby corn, garlic and chili. Fry for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- 5Remove from the pan and add the beansprouts to the pan. Stir them around for a few seconds; they need little to no time. Add the mint leaves and combine.
- 6Arrange the lady fingers on individual plates, surround with the baby corn and top with the beansprouts, coconut and lastly some peanuts for crunch.
- 7Serve warm
- 8Nutritional value per serving: Calories: 211.1 Fat: 5.5 g. Saturated Fat: 0.5 g. Sodium: 24.0 mg. Carbohydrate 33.2 g. Protein: 6.6 g. Dietary fiber: 4.8 g.
