Fresh Okra

TURKISH VEGETARIAN COOKING

VEGETABLE STEWS

FRESH OKRA (Bamya)

1 1/2 1bs. okra, small and tender ones should be selected (or two boxes of frozen okra)
1 large onion
3 large soft tomatoes
1 large lemon
1 tsp. paprika
1 1/2 tsps. salt
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup corn oil (or any other oil of prefence)

Chop the onion and place it in a pot together with the oil and stir until the onions are transparent. Then add peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes. Cook for ten minutes until you have a nice thick sauce add the prepared okra, lemon juice, paprika, salt and water and simmer for twenty minutes without stirring. Serve this dish hot.

Serves 4.