easy bhindi pakora recipe | okra fritters | bende gatti baje recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: snacks
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 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
Method
- firstly, clean and wipe the bhindi well making sure there is no moisture before chopping finely.
- further add 2 green chilli, 1 inch ginger, few curry leaves, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and pinch of hing.
- also add ¾ cup besan, ¼ cup rice flour and ½ tsp salt.
- combine all the ingredients well without adding any water.
- also squeeze the bhindi well to release moisture and make dough moist.
- now take a small ball sized dough and drop into hot oil.
- make sure to spread the dough and not pile up one over another.
- fry on medium flame stirring occasionally.
- also fry till the pakodas turn crisp and golden brown for approximately 15 minutes.
- finally, serve crispy bhindi pakoda with green chutney along with masala tea.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.