Name: Crispy Indian Okra
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Fresh okra, ends trimmed - 2 ½ cups; Chickpea flour (besan) - 5 tablespoons; Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon; Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon; Red chile powder - ½ teaspoon; Ground turmeric - ¼ teaspoon; Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch; 1 pinch carom seeds - 1 pinch; Salt to taste - 1 pinch; Oil for frying - 1 pinch; Chaat masala, or to taste (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Crispy Indian Okra

1. Fresh okra, ends trimmed - 2 ½ cups

2. Chickpea flour (besan) - 5 tablespoons

3. Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon

4. Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

5. Red chile powder - ½ teaspoon

6. Ground turmeric - ¼ teaspoon

7. Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch

8. 1 pinch carom seeds - 1 pinch

9. Salt to taste - 1 pinch

10. Oil for frying - 1 pinch

11. Chaat masala, or to taste (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Crispy Indian Okra

1. Stage

Cut each okra pod vertically into 4 long pieces. Place in a bowl with chickpea flour, ginger paste, lemon juice, chile powder, turmeric, asafetida, carom seeds, and salt; toss to coat.

2. Stage

Heat 2 inches oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat. Lower okra carefully into the hot oil in batches. Fry until golden brown and crispy, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining okra.

3. Stage

Serve sprinkled with chaat masala.