Okra Fry with Sage

Anush loves to eat okra, so I wanted to make something simple which does not have much spice in it, as he is bit sick with Strep Throat. When I was browsing through some home remedies for strep throat....I found that sage is a good home remedy. Hmmm...I didn't have any fresh sage but did have dried sage powder. So decided to use that in the okra fry. Actually I was bit skeptical, as sage has strong flavor, he might not eat...but believe me or not I myself could not taste it much. But after all the hard work or scratching my head, he puked after he ate all the food. :( Nothing can help it...poor kid! It's really hard to see them get sick.

So taking an opportunity to share some useful information about sage....I hope it will helps others too!

Sage has one of the longest histories of use of any culinary or medicinal herb. Ancient Egyptians used it as a fertility drug.

1. Aqueous decoction of sage stopped bleeding of wounds and cleaned ulcers and sores.

2. Sage juice in warm water for hoarseness and cough.

3. Used by herbalists externally to treat sprains, swelling, ulcers, and bleeding, to treat rheumatism, excessive menstrual bleeding.

You can add up so many...here I have listed only few....

Ingredients:

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1 pck Okra washed, patter dry and chopped
1 small Onion chopped
1 tsp Ground Sage
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Red Chili flakes
Salt as needed
1/4 tsp Olive Oil

Method:i
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1. In a pan oil, when it's hot enough add onions, saute it until translucent.
2. Add okra, turmeric powder, and red chili flakes, in medium flame cook it until 3/4th done.
3. Now add enough salt and ground sage, saute it for more 1-2 mins.

4. Serve with steamed rice or roti.

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Broken Wheat Mint Pulav/Godhumai Ravai Pudina Pulav

While returning from india, i got 3-4 packets of Broken Wheat/Godhumai ravai. On and off i make some khichdi or upma with it. Tried out this Mint Pulav for our weekend lunch. It was very tasty and light. The Aroma of Mint and Coriander along with Pav Bhaji Masala, complimented well. After a round of Diwali Sweets and Eid Holiday's, it was really good to eat something light, healthy and also tasty!!!!

Ingredients

1 Cup Godhumai Ravai/Broken Wheat

Clove, Cardamom and bay leaf one each

1 Medium Size Onion, Finely chopped

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder

1/2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala

1/4 tsp Garam masala

Salt to taste

To Grind

1/2 Cup Coriander /leaves

1/2 Cup Mint Leaves

A small ball of tamarind, small gooseberry size

2 Green Chillies

2 cloves of Garlic

1 small piece of ginger

Method

• Soak Broken Wheat/Godhumai Ravai for 20 minutes. Drain and keep it ready.
• Grind the ingredients under "To Grind" to a fine paste using enough water.
• Heat a Pan with little oil, crackle cumin seeds, add onions and saute till they are translucent
• Add the grounded mixture to this and 1/2 Cup of Water and add all the masala powder and salt.
• Let it boil, now add the Broken wheat/Godhumai ravai. Cover and Cook until done.
• Serve hot with Raita. We enjoyed with plain yogurt mixed with black salt and ginger.

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