Mushroom and Okra Curry

By devogirl

This simple but delicious curry is served with a fresh gingery mango relish!

Ingredients

• Mango relish:
• 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 inch piece of fresh ginger root, roughly chopped
• 1-2 fresh red chillies, seeded and chopped
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1 Tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• seeds from 2 green cardamom pods, ground
• pinch of ground turmeric
• 4oz can chopped tomatoes
• 1 lb/6 cups mushrooms, quartered if large
• 8 oa okra, trimmed and cut into 1/2inch slices
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander
• cooked basmati rice, to serve
• 1 large ripe mango, about 1 1/4lb
• 1 small garlic clove, crushed
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger root
• 1 fresh red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
• pinch of granulated sugar
• pinch of salt

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 16mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. First make the relish. Peel the mango and cut the flesh from the stone. Mash it in a bowl or pulse it in a good processor. Stir in the rest of the relish ingredients. Set aside.

2. Pur the garlic, ginger, chillies and 2 Tbsp of water into a blender and blend until smooth.

3. Heat oilin large pan. Add coriander and cumin seeds and let them sizzle for a few seconds. Add the ground cumin, cardamom and turmeric and cook for 1 mins. Add the paste from the blender, the tomatoes, the remaining water, the mushrooms and okra. Stir and bring to boil. Lower the heat, cover; simmer for 5 ins.

4. Uncover and cook for 10 mins more, until okra is tender. Stir in coriander and serve with relish and rice.