[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Yes, I was. Try it my preferred way next time. I eat it this way at least
twice a week, every week!

In a wok, put a reasonable amount of cooking fat - I put a tablespoon of
unsalted butter (for a quantity of 0.5 kg of vegetable), but anything you
like will do. Into it put a teaspoonful of split lentil, whole mustard seed
and whole cumin seed (what we called tadka, aka tempering with spices).
Wait till the lentils brown slightly, and the mustard seed splutters, and
reduce the heat to minimum. The butter should not burn, but stay brown.
Into this add a teaspoonful of turmeric powder, stir a couple times, and
dump the okra, add salt to taste, and a quarter tablespoon of red chilly
powder, and stir thoroughly. Cover the wok, and let it cook slowly, letting
the spices blend. and periodically stirring the okra so it does not burn,
till cooked to taste - do not overcook to the extent that it becomes mushy.
Add either fresh chopped coriander or dried and crushed fenugreek leaves
(available in Indian stores as "Kasauri Methi"), but not both, just before
removing the wok off the heat, and blend in for 20-30 seconds. If you want
to add some oomph, eat it with Greek yoghurt, mixed with roasted and
powdered cumin powder, on the side.

This is what our South Indian food is about, with plenty of blended  spice,
but not chilly hot or oily at all.

Cheers
Jayanand



On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 6:40 PM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I'm guessing Jay refers to the lovely shot of ripe okra, a staple in
> Louisiana Creole cooking too.
>
> The word "gumbo" means okra, even though there are many varieties of gumbo
> without it.
>
> My father's favorite vegetable by far, he grew it in his garden and often
> would cut it into discs, roll them through cornmeal for a minimal coating
> and fry them up.
>
> Another favorite way here is to stew okra with tomatoes and onion with a
> dash of cumin, salt and black pepper.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
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>
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>
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 1:55 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> > I see you have one of my favourite vegetables there. It is a staple of
> > Indian cooking across cuisines!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 2:36 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings to all.  This will be an eclectic week.  Our first example
> is a
> > > seed pod sticking up over the cattails in a large retention pond that
> > > serves as a green space for a commercial area:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/blooming+seed+pod.jpg.html
> > >
> > > Even though I spent a lot of time in the southern US growing up I never
> > saw
> > > an okra plant.  So, here is one in bloom found at a community garden:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/Okra.jpg.html
> > >
> > > This particular plant was found on a trail closed by our addled Mayor.
> > The
> > > rains had delivered several inches of rain which prompted this plant to
> > > produce more blossoms:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/after+the+rains.jpg.html
> > >
> > > Just a bit of asymmetrical symmetry:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/heart+shape.jpg.html
> > >
> > > This is just the red seeds calling out to me as I am sure they call out
> > to
> > > birds and other potential vectors of spread:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/low+hanging+lunch.jpg.html
> > >
> > > All the best.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Don
> > > don.dory at gmail.com
> > > --
> > > Don
> > > don.dory at gmail.com
> > >
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