Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

okra

80 dishes.

AcarajéBahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimpfermented & pickledAfitinFermented African locust bean seeds, dark and pungent, dropped whole into saucesAkpessiBoiled plantain or eggplant one-pot with smoked fish and palm oilmainAsam PedasSour and fiery tamarind fish stew with okra and torch gingerAsidasmooth wheat-flour dome pooled with date syrup and butter; birth celebrationssoup & stewBamiaOkra stewed with lamb in tomato sauceBegova čorbacreamy chicken and okra 'bey's soup'Benachinone-pot jollof-style rice cooked with fish or meat and vegetablesCaldo de chabéufish stewed in red palm-fruit pulp with okra, over ricemainCaldoulight Casamance stew of fresh fish, lemon and okra over ricesoup & stewCallalooDasheen leaves, okra, and coconut milk swizzled silkyCallaloo soupCreamy dasheen-leaf soup, often with crabCaluludried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oilsoup & stewCanh ChuaSour Mekong soup of fish, tamarind, pineapple, okra and elephant-ear stemCassava leaf stewPounded cassava leaves with palm oil and smoked fishChop upMashed eggplant, okra, and spinach medleyCou-cou and flying fishNational dish: cornmeal-okra mash with steamed flying fishDarabaokra, greens, tomato and peanut butter stewsalad & sideDeleleslippery okra relish cooked with traditional soda ashDongo-dongoSilky okra sauce with fishmainEbaGarri swallow stirred from toasted cassava with hot watersoup & stewFetri dessiLong-drawn okra sauce with smoked fish, eaten with akoumémainFish Head CurryRed snapper head in South Indian curry with okra and eggplantFonioFouta Djallon's featherlight steamed grain with leaf or peanut saucesmainFoofoosour fermented cassava dough eaten with bitterleaf or okra saucesFoufouelastic pounded cassava balls with slippery sauces; Forest Region stapleFoutiRice cooked with okra, eggplant and peppers, finished with fried onionFoutou bananePlantain pounded with cassava into a smooth elastic ball, eaten with sauce graineFungee and pepperpotNational dish: cornmeal-okra ball with leafy meat stewsalad & sideFungiStiff cornmeal and okra porridge turned in a pot and served with saltfishGroundnut soupPeanut soup with chicken, ladled over fufu or omo tuosoup & stewGumboLouisiana roux-based stew with okra, sausage, and seafoodKabatoStiff maize or millet paste eaten by hand with okra saucesoup & stewKajaikDried fish stew with okra, eaten with kisra or asidaKalalouOkra stew with crab or beef, ladled over cornmealKokonteDark cassava-flour swallow nicknamed face the wall for its plainness

  • Callaloo

    Dasheen leaves, okra, and coconut milk swizzled silky. Ready in 25 min prep and 50 min cooking. Serves 6. A…

  • Yong Tau Foo

    Tofu and vegetables stuffed with fish paste, served in soup or dry with sauce. Ready in 1 hour prep and…

  • Muamba de galinha

    Chicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dish. Ready in 25 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Acarajé

    Bahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimp. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 12…

  • Afitin

    Fermented African locust bean seeds, dark and pungent, dropped whole into sauces. Ready in 5 minutes prep and in the…

  • Akpessi

    Boiled plantain or eggplant one-pot with smoked fish and palm oil. Ready in 25 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking.…

  • Asam Pedas

    Sour and fiery tamarind fish stew with okra and torch ginger. Ready in 30 min prep and 40 min cooking.…

  • Bamia

    Okra stewed with lamb in tomato sauce. Ready in 25 min prep and 1 hr 45 min cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Begova čorba

    Creamy chicken and okra ‘bey’s soup’. Ready in 25 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Caldou

    Light Casamance stew of fresh fish, lemon and okra over rice. Ready in 25 min prep and 50 min cooking.…