bhindi pakora recipe | okra fritters | bende gatti baje
easy bhindi pakora recipe | okra fritters | bende gatti baje recipe
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10 bhindi / okra / lady finger
- 2 green chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- few curry leaves (chopped)
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- ¾ cup besan / gram flour
- ¼ cup rice flour
- ½ tsp salt
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
firstly, clean and wipe the bhindi well making sure there is no moisture before chopping finely.
- 2
further add 2 green chilli, 1 inch ginger, few curry leaves, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and pinch of hing.
- 3
also add ¾ cup besan, ¼ cup rice flour and ½ tsp salt.
- 4
combine all the ingredients well without adding any water.
- 5
also squeeze the bhindi well to release moisture and make dough moist.
- 6
now take a small ball sized dough and drop into hot oil.
- 7
make sure to spread the dough and not pile up one over another.
- 8
fry on medium flame stirring occasionally.
- 9
also fry till the pakodas turn crisp and golden brown for approximately 15 minutes.
- 10
finally, serve crispy bhindi pakoda with green chutney along with masala tea.