These pakodis were an impromptu addition to a sudden party arranged at our place and I couldn't resist posting it today in spite of my original plan :).
Our friends were very skeptical to even try these out but in the end went home happy for having tasted a super crispy appetizer! We had to make multiple batches of these pakodis and ultimately the kids skipped their dinner too. So these definitely make a great addition to any party!
Check it out for Day 8 Week 1 of BM #27.
Ingredients -
*Bhindi / Okra, chopped into 1 cm rings 3 cups
Besan / Chickpea Flour 1/2 cup
Rice flour 1/2 cup
Salt, Red Chilli Powder, Chaat Masala, Black Salt as needed
Oil for deep frying
* Thawed frozen cut okra can be used instead.
Method Of Preparation -
Mix all the ingredients adding as little water as needed to make a thick coating of the flours on all the okra pieces. [For the kids we just added salt to the flours and sprinkled the remaining flavors as needed after the pakodis were done.]
In a deep frying pan, heat oil and gently drop each of the okra pieces until the pan is filled and fry until they are golden brown and crispy. Repeat until all of them are fried.
Drain onto paper towels and enjoy them hot.
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#27.
Just to sum up the first week of BM #27,
- Day 8 - Bhindi Pakodi ~ Okra Fritters
- Day 7 - Eggless Banana Wheat Cookies
- Day 6 - Mysore Pak
- Day 5 - Mixed Vegetable Khichdi
- Day 4 - Paneer Masala
- Day 3 - Mixed Vegetable Curry (No Onion, No Garlic)
- Day 2 - Eggless Carrot Yogurt Cupcake
- Day 1 - Mixed Vegetable Bread Baskets
Serves 7-8
Perfect snack
ReplyDeleteInteresting snack, will it be crunchy?
ReplyDeletei am loving this...but i feel so bad that okra's are not available very often here :(
ReplyDeleteVery pretty looking bhindi pakodas Harini..we have always slit vertically into long ones and made..these tiny bits look very nice
ReplyDeleteHarina, these are my favorite Bhindis, I can have 6,7, 8 chapatis with these..they are really very delicious.
ReplyDeleteOmg, extremely crispy and quite addictive pakoras..
ReplyDeleteIt's my all time fav! Looks so yummy.
ReplyDeleteLooks tempting and inviting !
ReplyDeletemouth watering tempting and crispy okras to have with tea.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that you can even use them in place of boondi with yogurt. They taste mind blowing :)
ReplyDeletecrispy healthy snack want to munch some fritters...
ReplyDeletethes are my favorite, my mom makes them, but she avoids water, simply coats it with rice flour
ReplyDeleteCrispy and yummy pakoras.
ReplyDeleteLove those super crispy bhindi pakoda.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely mouthwatering dish. What's not to like about crispy besan dipped okra pakodas. Yumm!!
ReplyDeleteOkra is my daughter's the most favorite vegetable and I think she would go crazy over these. Bookmarked.
ReplyDeleteNever made pakoras with bhindi...bookmarking this
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have found the perfect party appetizer :)
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