Fried-stir Lady Fingers (Okra) with Ikan Bilis

Lady fingers has gotten a bad rap from many corners. "Slimy" is how some people describe it. But when these lovely little grassy pods are dry-cooked or combined with something acidic, like tomatoes, that effect it mitigated and their seedy yet soft texture shines through. Here I am sharing my recipe.

Ingredients:
6 lady fingers
3 garlic chopped
20gr ikan bilis
2 chili (if prefer spicy)
30ml water
1/4 tsp chicken stock (if prefer)

How to cook:
Wash lady finger and slice it into thin pieces, just like in this photo. Cutting it slanted makes it look nicer.

Heat up some oil, then stir fry the garlic and ikan bilis until fragrance or until turn to golden brown color.
Turn on high heat , pour in the ladies fingers, chili and water, stir until the water dry up, add chicken stock and stir a while. (You may not want to add salt depending on preference because the ikan bilis are already salty.)
Serve it while hot.