Rajasthan

Kurkuri bhindi

Name: Kurkuri bhindi
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 400 g bhindi slit lengthways into thin strips okra (lady's finger); 1/3 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 1 1/2 tbsp rice flour; 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp chaat masala; 1/2 tsp dry mango powder; a pinch turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 1 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil)

Thin okra strips in spiced besan, crunched up in the air fryer. Snackable, crunchy, never slimy.

30 minTime

5 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayCrunchy spiced okra strips.

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Kurkuri bhindi, air fryer style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Okra (lady's finger)400 g bhindi, slit lengthways into thin strips

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)⅓ cup

Rice flour1½ tbsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Chaat masala1 tsp

Dry mango powder½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Saltto taste

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Wash and dry the okra completely before cutting into thin lengthwise strips.
2Toss with spices, salt and oil, then sprinkle besan and rice flour and toss until coated.
3Air fry at 190°C in a single layer, shaking every few minutes, until crisp and golden.
4Sprinkle chaat masala and serve immediately.

Serve it like this

Pile into a bowl as a crunchy side for dal chawal or rajma, or serve with chai as a snack.

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Kurkuri bhindi

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