South Indian Style Okra

My mom has always said South Indian cuisine, specifically Tamil diet is healthy and well balanced. Most of the dishes use some kind of pulses in them, steam cooked or sauteed. My kids love this simple sauteed okra as a side dish.

Ingredients:
2 pounds okra, washed, dried, and chopped
3-4 green chili, slit
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon each of mustard seeds and urad dal
1 teaspoon yogurt
salt to taste

Method:
1. Heat oil in a broad pan. add mustard seeds and urad dal to splutter.

2. Add slit green chili and chopped okra. Stir in 1 teaspoon yogurt to take out the stickiness of okra.

3. Add salt to taste. Cover and cook till okra is done, about 15 minutes.

4. Remove from stove and serve as side dish with sambar rice or rasam rice.