Crispy Okra Fry (Vendakkai Fry)

Category: Snacks / Sidedish
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Marination Time: 20-40 mins  
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: 2-3 servings

Crispy Okra Fry!

Ingredients:

• Lady's Finger / Okra  - 20-25 nos
• Besan / Kadalai Maavu - 2 tbsp
• Rice flour - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
• Amchur / Dry mango powder - 1/4 tsp
• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chaat Masala - 1/4 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - as required

*Notes: For South Indian flavour, we can replace chaat Masala and Amchur powder with Coriander and Cumin powder. 

Method:

1. Wash and dry the Okra completely, there should not be any moisture on it
   
2. Trim off the edges and cut vertically into 4 pieces
   
3. In a small bowl, add the Turmeric, Amchur, Red chilly, Chaat Masala and Garam Masala powders along with required salt; mix well
   
4. Sprinkle the masala mix over the okra pieces and gently mix to coat them
   
5. Then sprinkle the Besan and Rice flour over it and mix so that all the okra pieces get evenly coated with Besan
   
6. Marinate it for atleast 20 mins or even up to an hour
7. In a frying pan, heat up oil (We can either deep fry or shallow fry as per our preference)
   
8. Once it becomes hot, add few okra pieces without crowding and fry them till they become golden brown and turn crispy (The oil should be Hot otherwise the okra pieces will soak up oil and will become soggy)
9. Drain excess oil in kitchen towel
   
10. Serve hot as snacks or with Sambar/ Curd Rice!