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Air Fried Okra Onion Indian Curry / Bhindi Pyaz Sabzi in Air Fryer (with video)

VegCookBook by Praveena
Air Fried Bhindi Onion Curry, is a South Indian style simple, plant based side dish made either with frozen okra or fresh okra and few basic ingredients. Recipe below has step wise pics, tips, full video.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course curry, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Frying pan (for stove-top method)
  • 2 Air-Fryer for air-fryer method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups apprx Bhindi / Okra / Bendakaya (frozen / fresh) (300 gms / 10 oz)
  • 3 count Onions (medium size)
  • 10 count Curry Leaves
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh Coriander / Cilantro Leaves
  • as per taste Salt
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons Lemon / Lime Juice
  • 2 teaspoons Turmeric Powder
  • 4 count Fresh Green Chillies
  • 1 tbsp each Ginger Garlic (fresh / paste)
  • 4 count Dry Red Chillies
  • 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil
  • ½ tablespoon Cumin Seeds / Jeera
  • ½ tablespoon Mustard Seeds / Aavalu

Instructions
 

1cup=250ml; ¾ cup=180ml; ½cup=125ml; 1 tbsp=14ml; 1 tsp = 4ml

    Prep Work:

    • Gather all the ingredients at one place.
    • Peel and chop the onions into length wise thin slices. Finely chop the ginger, garlic, coriander leaves.
      If using fresh okra, wash and cut into tiny pieces. I have used frozen okra.
      Split the green chillies length wise. Squeeze the fresh lemon juice.

    Oil Free Frying Bhindi pieces in Air Fryer:

    • Add all the bhindi pieces (frozen / fresh) onto the Air Fryer basket/mesh. Spread throughout the mesh as a single layer.
      Close the Air fryer. Set Mode to Air Fryer, Time to 10 mins, temperature to 200°C / 390°F.
      Later, when the timer is done, open the air fryer and add them all to the above stove top frying pan.

    Air Fried Onion Pieces without oil:

    • Add all the onion pieces onto the air fryer mesh. Spread them throughout as a single layer.
      Close the air fryer. Set Mode to Air Fryer, Time to 5 mins, temperature to 180°C / 360°F.
      Later, when the timer is done, open the air fryer and add them all to the above stove top frying pan.

    Seasoning:

    • Put a frying pan on stove top over high flame. Add oil and heat it.
      Then, add all these>> cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger garlic, slit green chillies, slit dry red chillies, turmeric powder.
      Stir fry until the mustard seeds pop up.
    • Transfer all the air fried bhindi and air fried onions into the frying pan.
      Add salt and gently mix everything.
    • Switch the flame off after 2 mins. Pour the fresh lemon juice onto the pan.
      Add chopped coriander leaves. Mix everything.
    • Transfer the curry into a serving dish. Done!

    Notes

    Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS, TIPS & FULL VIDEO.
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