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Recently, I made okra curry. If I havent made it ever, it is because of the stickiness. Well, I didnt have to do much to make a decent curry. Okra had to be cut into small pieces, a stir now and then. I am not that scared of it now. I have used frozen okra before, that doesnt count.

Speaking of first time curries, I made Gongura curry yesterday. My mom likes it but my dad doesnt like its tanginess. Soak a fistful of chana dal the night before. Pluck out the leaves. Put it in a bowl. Add very little water such that the bed of leaves is 1/3rd in water. Add the soaked chana daal. Add around 8 cloves of garlic. after 5 min, add oil, green chili paste and salt. Cook for another 10 minThat is all it takes.
I enjoyed the curry. While I had another serving of spinach curry which lost its taste because of too much water from the soaking, I kept leaning to this curry, for the rare and distinct taste of this curry.

My mom-in-law just told me about how to make Gongura daal. After next week grocery then.

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