I wanted a home-cooked lunch for myself last week but only had okra (or lady's fingers) in my fridge. Recalling how my mum used to stir-fry them with dried shrimps and chilli, I decided to make a savoury and thick paste to stir-fry the okra and lay it on top spaghetti to make a simple meal.
Handful of spaghetti
1 medium onion, quartered
3 garlic cloves
2 bird's eye chilli (commonly called Thai Chillies or Chilli Padi)
2 tbsp small dried shrimps
1 tbsp of cooking oil
1 tbsp of light soya sauce
10 medium-sized okra, cut into 3cm pieces
Serves: 1
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes for spaghetti; 10 mins for okra
ingredients
1 medium onion, quartered
3 garlic cloves
2 bird's eye chilli (commonly called Thai Chillies or Chilli Padi)
2 tbsp small dried shrimps
1 tbsp of cooking oil
1 tbsp of light soya sauce
10 medium-sized okra, cut into 3cm pieces
method
Bring a pot of water and some salt to boil. Throw in the spaghetti and cook as per instructions on packaging.
Whilst the spaghetti is cooking, put the onion, garlic, chilli and shrimps in a blender and blend at low speed for about 10 seconds (or until everything is finely chopped). Heat the oil in a frying pan or wok and fry the blended paste for about 3-5 minus, until slightly browned. Season with soya sauce.
Stir in okra and stir-fry for another 5 minutes (or longer, if you prefer slightly mushy okra). Add a tablespoon of water if the mixture starts to stick to the pan.
Serve on top of spaghetti or plain white rice or lentils if you are on the slow carb diet.
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