Okra Fritters

My husband went to Dubai’s fruit and vegetable market and bought a big box of okra.  All I thought about was, “What in the heck am I gonna do with all of this okra?”  Alhamdulilah we bought a freezer this past Ramadan and I was able clean up the okra, cut it up, and then freeze it in one-quart sized Ziploc baggies.  We will be eating okra for a long time!

 This was a new recipe I tried for Ramadan 2009 and the whole family, even my children, enjoyed this recipe.

If you are not fond of okra because of its sliminess, or for any other reason, I suggest that you do try this recipe.  Serve it with ranch-style dressing.  OMG it is so delicious!

 

Okra Fritters

2 cups of fresh okra, finely chopped

¼ cup onion, finely chopped

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

½ cup water

1 egg

½ cup of flour

1 tsp of baking powder

½ cup of cornmeal

Oil for frying

In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients, except for the okra.  Add the okra and mix.

In a medium-sized wok, heat the oil.  When the oil is hot add the okra batter by spoonfuls.  Adjust the flame to medium heat.  Cook the okra fritters until golden brown.  Remove from heat and let drain on a platter lined with paper towels.

After all of the fritters are cooked serve with Ranch-Style dressing.

Cucumber and Yogurt

I like to eat this with basically any rice dish because it makes for a satisfying meal-in-one with no need for any meat or chicken.

 

The cucumbers that we have available in the UAE are nothing like the huge cucumbers found in the US.  Here we have small cucumbers the size of a pickle.

 

If you live in the UAE, I like to use the Milco brand of yogurt because it has a pleasing creamy taste and is not tart tasting like regular yogurt.

 

What is nice about this recipe is that you can add more cucumbers or less or you can add more yogurt if you want.  Try it my way first and then tweak it to suit your taste!

 

My basic rule is to use 1 cucumber to one cup of yogurt.

 

This recipe will make about four cups.

 

3 cucumbers, shredded

3 cups of yogurt

1 teaspoon salt

1 clove of minced garlic (optional)

 

In a medium bowl, add all of the ingredients and mix well.

 

Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

 

Enjoy!