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Fried Okra with Besan-Bhindi Fry-Bhindi Recipes

November 23, 2015 33 Comments

Recipe for Bhindi Fry


As I had mentioned before, TH and I are not huge fans of Okra (Vendakka/ladies finger. But I feel guilty if I leave out any vegetable completely (except for Pavakka/Karela!) so I bought it the other day just to try and make something different. This is a spontaneous recipe that happened just like that and it came out really well, so much so that TH didn’t even realise it was Okra 🙂 And its really simple too, using minimum ingredients.

You may also like this capsicum besan or capsicum zunka recipe.

  

Fried Okra with Besan 

Serves 2



Ingredients for Bhindi Fry:
Okra / Vendakka / Ladies finger – 10 nos
Besan / chickpeas flour – 3 tbsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric – a pinch
Hing – 1/4 tsp
Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Oil

How to Make Okra Besan Fry:

1. Mix the besan with chilli, turmeric, hing, jeera and salt. Add enough water to make a thick batter.

2. Cut the okra into thin discs and add to the besan batter.

3. Heat about 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan and add this mixture. Keep stirring occasionally until it starts separating into small bits and the okra is cooked. 


The final dish was soft and spicy with a sweet tinge. We loved it!

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  1. Radhika

    June 4, 2019 at 6:43 pm

    This was our lunch today, such a uniquely delicious way to eat our favorite vegetable, thank you

    Reply
  2. Rajitha

    April 1, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    nags..loved the pics…so bright and crisp…and coming to okra..i think cutting it that thin helps..yet! i give you full points on trying it…i never try veggies i do not like…and do not make them even if jeeves likes it..unless i am on a diet 😉

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  3. Laavanya

    August 18, 2008 at 1:54 am

    Hiya.. I tried this out over the weekend and we liked it. Was a change from my usual bhindi fry. Only change is next time i’ll MW the bhindi slices before tossing them into the batter. Thanks for a tasty, easy recipe.

    Reply
  4. Nags

    July 16, 2008 at 2:19 am

    Thank you Siri 🙂 hope you try out this recipe! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Siri

    July 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    the photos are gorgeous Nags and am feeling hungry now!!!

    Hugs,
    Siri

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  6. Priti

    July 11, 2008 at 8:20 am

    Ummm reminds me again of my school days…my friends use to bring this for lunch…I have almost forgotten about them but here comes the reminder…& thanks for that.

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  7. Suma

    July 9, 2008 at 1:02 am

    thank you, thank you and thank you…this looks delicious and i must try this…i think the kids will love it…

    and your photos are divine…

    😀

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  8. Ramya's Mane Adige

    July 8, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    oh, I love the first pic!!!! you’ve cut them so thin…. that must hv taken a lot of patience!! 🙂 and the recipe is new to me… will try it sometime… thanx

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  9. Rajitha

    July 8, 2008 at 9:32 am

    nags..loved the pics…so bright and crisp…and coming to okra..i think cutting it that thin helps..yet! i give you full points on trying it…i never try veggies i do not like…and do not make them even if jeeves likes it..unless i am on a diet 😉

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  10. sridevi

    July 8, 2008 at 6:08 am

    nice recipe looks lovely must try this as we people love okra thank u for a lovely recipe

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  11. Dhanggit

    July 8, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    oh thanks for this post, it reminded me so much of my childhood. My dad used to cook okra once a week LOL, too bad I cant eat them as much as I want..too hard to find them here in France 🙁

    Reply
  12. Mansi Desai

    July 7, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    I love the final version nags! sonds neat, and looks dry too..not like the sticky okra:) bookmarked!:)

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  13. Nags

    July 8, 2008 at 2:06 am

    Seena – same old camera but new techniques i am learning in photoshop. not perfect yet, and u will see that if you look close enough 🙂

    Reply
  14. Fearless Kitchen

    July 7, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    This looks wonderful. Okra is one of my favorite vegetables and I love to find new ways to prepare it.

    Reply
  15. Andhra Flavors

    July 7, 2008 at 6:21 am

    sliced okara looks beautiful. nice entry

    Reply
  16. Aparna

    July 7, 2008 at 4:54 am

    New to me,looks real good. I like okra as long as the preparation is dry and crisp. I will try this one for sure.

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  17. Seena

    July 7, 2008 at 3:07 am

    I love your blog’s new look and photoes too..! Got new camera from DH? 😉

    Reply
  18. Usha

    July 7, 2008 at 2:50 am

    Looks very interesting,I have never seen okra made quite this way…….looks yummy !

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  19. Jeena

    July 6, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    Nags this is beautiful I am drooling imagining the taste.

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  20. A&N

    July 6, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    Oh, I love this. I’m going to try this. And you know what? I will post a Bhindi recipe sometime soon, and its yummy, its Bharwan bhindi of course! So, Bhindi is not that bad ya!

    My mom fed me Bhindi all my life coz I was bad at Maths. It certainly did nothing! 😀

    Reply
  21. sunita

    July 6, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    Nags, that is a lovely recipe 🙂

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  22. Vani

    July 6, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    This dish reminds me of a dish called matvadi palya (and I have posted it a long time ago) where we make bhajis with besan. Normally use dill leaves or cluster beans. Love the look & texture of your okra besan.

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  23. Sunshinemom

    July 6, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    For me any veggie with besan is heaven. I have tried this but mine remains a little sticky towards the end…your look the right thing!

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  24. Asha

    July 6, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Looking at those fresh Okra is a pleasure for me Nags, delicious dish!:)

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  25. sra

    July 6, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    That’s a beautiful shot of the veggies. And I’ve never come across this dish before.

    I tried installing the comment box like this but tho’ Blogger didn’t give me any error messages, it didn’t accept the new code either 🙁

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  26. Nags

    July 6, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    Sra, I installed it from jackbook.com. You can try it too 🙂

    Reply
  27. Shreya

    July 6, 2008 at 5:42 am

    Hi Nags, this is one of the other recipes that makes Okra non-slimy!:-) Really wonderful that TH didn’t recognize, and I am sure it tasted really good too. The pictures are so beautiful.

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  28. Mahimaa's kitchen

    July 6, 2008 at 5:12 am

    looks beautiful!

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  29. rachel

    July 6, 2008 at 4:33 am

    the before and after transformation looks so welcoming…..

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  30. Anonymous

    July 6, 2008 at 3:09 am

    I have a dumb question: when you say “10 nos,” does that mean 10 individual okra pods?

    Thanks,
    -andrew

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  31. KALVA

    July 6, 2008 at 2:32 am

    Hmm i make Cilantro Besan, Beet root besan, Aloo besan.. but never made Okra besan.. should give it a try dear

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  32. Nags

    July 6, 2008 at 8:13 am

    Hello Andrew, that’s not a dumb question at all, and yes I mean 10 individual okras. I try to avoid weight when it comes to veggies cuz its easier to just count them out. Of course, this is just what I used and is totally customizsable according to personal taste. Thanks for confirming 🙂

    Reply
  33. Arundathi

    July 6, 2008 at 3:15 am

    that sounds interesting!

    Reply

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