Bhindi Fry – Indian Style Fried Okra

Simple and Easy Crispy Okra with Fried Onions

Okra is loved by my household and is a staple in my kitchen. This method of making okra is simple, uses very few ingredients and is simply delicious. Frying the okra beforehand helps remove the sliminess of okra and adds to the flavour of the dish.

What we need:

Okra – ½ kg

Onions – 2 nos sliced thinly
Garlic – 4 cloves sliced thinly
Chillies – 5-6 (I used Thai red chillies)
Cumin – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Chili powder – ½ tsp
Cumin powder – ¼ tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Oil – 4 tbsp
Salt – as required

How we do it:

Wash the okra well and once dry, chop them up. Okra gets slimy on contact with water, so if you chop up the okra while it’s still wet, the chances of it getting slimy are higher. I always ensure its properly dry before I chop my okra.

Add 2 tbsp. oil to a pan and heat. Add the chopped okra to the hot oil. Add salt, chili powder, asafoetida, cumin powder and ½ tsp turmeric to the okra and mix it well.

Keep stirring the okra on medium flame until it gets nicely fried. Initially when you add the spice powders, the okra will start to get slimy but keep cooking on a lower flame and the slime will dry up and the okra will start to get crispy. Once done, remove the okra onto a clean and dry bowl.

In the same pan add the remaining oil and first add the cumin, once it sputters fry the garlic and chilly.

Then add the onions and fry until it turns a golden brown. Add more salt as required and the remaining turmeric powder.

 

Once done, add the crispy okra to the pan and mix well with the onions. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes and take it off the pan.

Serve hot with roti or parantha.

 

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