Crispy Okra in Air Fryer (Kurkuri Bhindi)

Kurkuri Bhindi or Crispy Okra in air fryer is a delicious crunchy low oil recipe prepared using okra (bhindi), chickpea flour (besan) and few Indian spices. It is vegan, gluten free & can be served as snack or side dish. Traditionally it made by deep frying but here we will be cooking it in air fryer thus making it guilt free & so easy to make.

Okra vegetable is also known as ladies’ fingers or bhindi in hindi. It has number of health benefits as it packed with vitamin K, vitamin C, folate and magnesium etc and is considered to be a low calorie vegetable.

My family & I love crispy okra (or kurkuri bhindi). It is mostly served as a side dish with Chapati & Dal at my home but sometimes we snack on it with some ketchup or chutney too. I always hesitated in making it frequently as the recipe required deep frying. With this air fryer version, I find making crispy okra absolutely fuss free and also guilt free as you can make an entire batch with just 1-2 tbsp of oil.

Traditionally Kurkuri bhindi is prepared by coating it in a mixture of spices, chickpea flour (besan) and then deep frying on high flame till it is crisp. All the steps remain the same except instead of deep frying we will be air frying okra. You can adjust the spices in this recipe as per your taste.

This Kurkuri bhindi or Crispy Okra is:

• Low Oil (air-fried)
• Vegan
• Gluten Free
• Easy to Make
• Healthy Snack or Side Dish

I have recently received my air fryer as a gift from my nani (grandmother) and since then I am on a recipe trial spree with it. I have already tried Potato Wedges, Moong Dal Pakora (Lentil Fritters) in air fryer and both have come out really nice. They were crisp, well cooked and that too when I am using such little amount of oil (almost no oil you can say).

Hope you would like this Kurkuri Bhindi recipe in Air Fryer.

List Of Ingredients:

• Okra (Bhindi) – 250 grams
• Chickpea flour (Besan)- 2 tbsp
• Rice Flour- 1 tsp (optional)
• Salt – 1 tsp (or to taste)
• Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder (Dhaniya) – 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder (Jeera) – 1/2 tsp
• Mango Powder (Amchoor)- 1/2 tsp
• Chaat Masala – 1 tsp
• Cooking Oil – 2 tbsp

Substitutions:

1. You can use any cooking oil like sunflower, canola or olive oil to make this crispy okra recipe.
2. Adding rice flour is optional. It is added to increase the crispiness of air fried okra.
3. Adjust the spices & salt as per your own taste.

Steps To Prepare:

Step 1:
Wash the bhindi or okra well with water and then let it dry on a kitchen towel or tissue.

Chop the top and thin bottom part of the lady fingers. Slit them in half or four pieces and leave them on same kitchen towel to dry for 5-10 minutes more. This makes sure there is no extra moisture left in okra.

Step 2:
Preheat the air fryer for 5-10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. While the air fryer is preheating, lets move to next step.

Step 3:
In a mixing bowl transfer the okra slivers. First coat the okra (bhindi) slivers with oil and mix well.

Sprinkle gram flour, salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, mango powder. Mix it well such that all the spices and chickpea flour sticks to the bhindi.

Important Tip: Do not keep the okra for long once it has come in contact with salt as it starts to release its moisture and become soggy.

Step 4:
Once the air fryer is preheated, transfer the okra (bhindi) in air fryer basket and cook it at 180 degrees for next 10-12 minutes. Do not overstuff the basket as we want okra pieces to cook evenly.

Take the air fryer basket out and flip the bhindi pieces after every 5 minutes. It may cook any moment after 10 minutes so keep an eye on it after this time.

Step 5:
Once the bhindi has air fried, sprinkle chaat masala over it while the bhindi it is still hot. This makes sure the chaat masala sticks to the okra slivers. Let it cool down in basket for 2-3 minutes itself.

Delicious crunchy kurkuri bhindi or okra is ready. Serve it with ketchup or any dip of your choice Bon Appetit !!

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Other Vegetarian Air Fryer Recipes:

• Vegetable Rice Balls
• Crispy Chickpeas
• Garlic Butter Mushrooms
• Bottlegourd Fritters (Ghiya Ke Kofte)

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