Vegan Ocra (Lebanese Recipe)
Vegan Ocra (Lebanese Recipe)

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegan ocra (lebanese recipe). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vegan Ocra (Lebanese Recipe) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Vegan Ocra (Lebanese Recipe) is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Well, okra aka bamieh is also beloved in the Eastern mediterranean shores, especially in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. Vegan Okra In Tomato Sauce (Bamia b'zeit) Okra in tomato sauce is a great little dish to master especially if you are starting out learning to cook. It was one of the first dishes I made when i left home and I still make it to this day exactly the same way.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegan ocra (lebanese recipe) using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Vegan Ocra (Lebanese Recipe):
  1. Make ready 400 g frozen ocra
  2. Get 1 medium onion roughly chopped
  3. Get 1 tomato
  4. Get 5 cloves garlic
  5. Prepare 1/2 bundle fresh chopped coriander
  6. Take 1 tbsp tomato paste
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp dried coriander

Rinse okra and place aside to defrost. As for the Lebanese version, it starts out pretty much the exact same way every time. The base is made by sautéing crushed garlic with fresh chopped cilantro in vegetable oil, followed by adding the main vegetable (okra, white beans, green beans, peas and carrots or potatoes). This is a really easy recipe using frozen okra.

Steps to make Vegan Ocra (Lebanese Recipe):
  1. Chop the onion roughly into medium sized cubes
  2. Defrost the ocra and wash away remaining dirt
  3. Peel and dice the tomato
  4. Fry the onion in a pot
  5. Once the onion gets translucent, add the ocra and mix until the ocra changes color
  6. Add the tomato, garlic whole cloves, coriander (dry and fresh), tomato paste and mix
  7. Add 1/2 a cup of water and allow to boil
  8. Once boiling, reduce the heat and let it cook for no longer than 10 minutes.

Being a full-time employee and a mom of a toddler, I always look for easy and healthy recipes. This one has an Indian flavor to it. It's so easy to put together, and it turns out very well. When you roast the okra, you'll notice the slime goes away. That's what I really like about this recipe.

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