October 15th, 2006
Turkish basic sauce for vegetables/meat
I spent all day at Nurhan’s house today. She made few quick dishes for dinner. Soup made with pasta, Meat and okra in tomato sauce, salad and pilaf.
This recipe is a generic recipe for making any vegetables with/without meat.
Ingredients:
boneless meat pieces (optional if you are a vegetarian)
1 onion chopped,
1 big tomato (remove the skin and chop)
tomato paste few spoons
your choice of vegetable (okra, potatoes, beans, peas, eggplant, mushroom, etc)
salt, black pepper, red pepper
oil for cooking
If you are using meat, first fry it till all the water evaporates, add oil and onions and fry till onions are transparent. Then add the chopped tomato and little tomato paste. Fry for a few mins, add water and the vegetable of your choice. (If you use okra, add some lemon juice, so that the okras wont become sticky)
Boil. When the sauce starts to thicken, add the salt, pepper and red pepper.
Serve with pilaf.
Note: In India, okra means lady fingers (“bhindi”)