3 okra with dipping sauce Recipes

cheesecloth or coffee filter, plain low-fat yogurt, chopped fresh basil, lemon juice, minced garlic, sugar, salt, divided, freshly ground pepper, divided, fresh okra, trimmed, olive oil, garnish: freshly ground pepper

all-purpose flour, cornstarch, sugar, soda water, peanut oil, for frying, fresh okra stem removed and halved, tempura batter , recipe follows, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, for seasoning, scallion dipping sauce , recipe follows, sour cream, chopped scallions, honey, cayenne pepper, salt