Ladyfinger Rava Fry | Crispy Okra Rava Fry
Ladyfinger rava fry | crispy okra rava fry | rava fried bhindi is an easy and quick appetizer or snack recipe. Ladyfingers are spices and are coated with rava or semolina and shallow fried on tava till crispy. These are usually served as a side dish during lunch or dinner.
Servings 4 People
Equipment
- 1 Frying pan
Ingredients
For frying okra:
- 15-20 medium sized ladyfingers
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon oil for frying
For the coating the ladyfingers:
- ½ cup rava/semolina
- ¼ cup rice flour
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl or plate, add rava, rice flour, chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix and keep aside.
- Wash the okra and pat dry. Cut the ladyfingers lengthwise into 2 pieces after chopping off the head/stem. If the ladyfingers are too big in length, cut them into halves first horizontally then cut vertically so that you get four pieces.
- Apply chili powder, turmeric powder and salt to the ladyfingers and keep aside for 10 minutes. You can even apply a teaspoon of garam masala. This is optional and it adds extra taste to this delicious dish.
- Roll and coat the ladyfingers in rava and rice flour mixture.
- Heat a frying pan and spread 1 tablespoon oil.
- Arrange the rava coated ladyfingers inside the frying pan one by one.
- Spread 1-2 tablespoon oil on top of the rava coated ladyfingers. Shallow fry on low flame by covering the frying pan.
- After 10 minutes, flip to the other side and fry for another 10 minutes.
- Check whether the ladyfingers are cooked. When they turn crispy, it is time to switch off the gas/heat.