Fried Okra with cumin dressing and pomegranate syrup

Not everybody likes Okra. For many people it seems to “slimy” once it is cooked. In Greece you con find it often cooked in a tomato and onion sauce which leads to very soft okra. Here they are called Βamies (Μπάμιες).

I have just fried them in some olive oil which results in crispy okra. The cumin sauce in combination with the pomegranate syrup add a lots of flavors to the okra.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

difficulty: easy

Preparation:

Wash the okra and dry it off with a towel. Cut of the ends of the okra.

Heat oil in a pan. Fry the okra for about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Meanwhile crush the garlic on a board with a bid knife. Use some sea slat to turn it into a paste.
Mix with the yogurt and some olive oil. Season with pepper and cumin and stir well. Dilute with a bit of water.

Let the fried okra drain on a bit of kitchen paper. Then place it on a plate and drizzle the cumin dressing and the pomegranate syrup over the okra.