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.
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!
Thank you Siri 🙂 hope you try out this recipe! 🙂
the photos are gorgeous Nags and am feeling hungry now!!!
Hugs,
Siri
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.
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…
😀
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
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 😉
nice recipe looks lovely must try this as we people love okra thank u for a lovely recipe
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 🙁
I love the final version nags! sonds neat, and looks dry too..not like the sticky okra:) bookmarked!:)
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 🙂