This series brings you a multitude of easy, unique and delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes for you to use on Meatless Monday, or any day of the week!
Chef Anita makes a spicy vegan Kenyan okra in this episode of her Asian Vegetarian masterclass. Okra is a vegetable that Chef Anita considers to be underused, and we're sure you will too after this episode.
About Chef Anita Kerai:
Anita's foremost passions are cooking, food and presenting culinary magic on TV. She has also published a book, 'Flavours of Kenya', where she shares a variety of different delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes, which all take inspiration from Kenya. Coupled with Anita's unique flair and passion, there's some incredible recipes in there!
A third generation Kenyan-Indian, Anita arrived in the UK at the young age of 21. After a successful career as an accountant, in 2007, she decided to follow her heart and dedicate her time to food. In this series, Anita shares her Kenyan-Indian fusion recipes, which are of course, vegetarian and vegan friendly!
Spiced Kenyan Okra
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 red onion , finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ¾ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 300g okra, topped and tailed, slit down lengthways
- Salt to taste
