Bhindi Pakora Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	20 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	4 servings

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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

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Instructions

1. firstly, clean and wipe the bhindi well making sure there is no moisture before chopping finely.
2. further add 2 green chilli, 1 inch ginger, few curry leaves, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and pinch of hing.
3. also add ¾ cup besan, ¼ cup rice flour and ½ tsp salt.
4. combine all the ingredients well without adding any water.
5. also squeeze the bhindi well to release moisture and make dough moist.
6. now take a small ball sized dough and drop into hot oil.
7. make sure to spread the dough and not pile up one over another.
8. fry on medium flame stirring occasionally.
9. also fry till the pakodas turn crisp and golden brown for approximately 15 minutes.
10. finally, serve crispy bhindi pakoda with green chutney along with masala tea.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, replace rice flour with corn flour to make bhindi pakoda (bende gatti baje) more crispy.
• also make sure not to add any water while preparing dough.
• additionally, fry on medium flame till the pakodas turn crispy.
• finally, bhindi pakoda (bende gatti baje) stays good for a week when stored in a airtight container.