| This is a vegetarian dish. Okra is slimy. Some folks | | | | could also have a great meat-and-three lunch. Ruth & |
| don't object to this characteristic and stewed okra | | | | Jimmie's is long-gone now, but we recall the old |
| with tomatoes and squash is popular with some | | | | wood-frame shop every time we make the crunchy |
| Southerners. And as Lady goat noted in her missive | | | | fried okra for which they supplied the recipe. |
| to okra, it's a frequent addition to gumbo where the | | | | Preparation of crunchy okra: |
| negative becomes a positive by adding body to the | | | | 1. Spread the okra on a flat dish and sprinkle salt, red |
| stock. Okra is also a popular pickle and, as such, is | | | | chilli powder, garam masala, mango powder, and |
| not in the least bit slimy. But okra's best incarnation is | | | | chaat masala. Mix gently. |
| fried. Combine cracker crumbs, flour, and salt. Dip | | | | 2. Now, add gram flour and mix gently to coat |
| okra pieces in buttermilk mixture; dredge in cracker | | | | evenly, preferably without adding any water. Divide |
| crumb mixture. | | | | the okra into 2 portions. |
| The Crunchy okra is a vegetarian food. In a food | | | | 3. Heat the oil in a pan to smoking point. Fry 1 portion |
| processor finely grind crackers. In a shallow bowl | | | | of the okra mixture, separating each lightly with a |
| whisk together cracker crumbs, flour, and salt to | | | | fork. Do not allow the slices to stick to each other. |
| taste. Here you could buy a rod and reel, shotgun | | | | Remove with a slotted spoon when both the sides |
| shells, live bait, gas from the pumps out front, and | | | | are crisp and brown. Similarly, fry the other portion. |
| sacks of White Lily flour for making biscuits. And you | | | | 4. Serve hot garnished with ginger and green chillies. |