In this recipe for kurkuri bhindi, okra is covered with delicious Indian spices and air-fried until incredibly crispy. Serve it with hot chapati, sprinkle it with chaat masala, or enjoy it as a snack.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen cut okra, thawed
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons gram flour (besan)
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder) (Optional)
Instructions
- Place thawed okra in a bowl. Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in gram flour, salt, chili powder, coriander, chaat masala, cumin, and amchoor; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to okra; mix until okra is fully coated. Transfer okra to the air fryer basket.
- Cook in the preheated air fryer for 5 minutes. Flip okra and continue to cook, flipping in 5-minute intervals, until cooked through and crispy, 5 to 10 more minutes.