Bhindi (Okra) Peanut Fry (Air Fryer, Stove Top)
Okra Peanut Fry, a South Indian style, simple and very easy to make, dry curry with Bhindi (Okra), peanuts as main ingredients. Recipe below has both Stove Top and Air Fryer methods with step wise pics, tips.
Equipment
- 1 Deep Frying Pan for stove-top method
- 1 Air-Fryer for air-fryer method
- 1 Wide Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cups Okra / Bendakaya / Bhindi Pieces (heaped)
- ½ cup Peanuts / Palli (unsalted)
- ¼ cup Cashew Nuts
- 2 twigs Curry Leaves
- 6 count Dry Red Chillies
- ½ cup Desiccated Coconut / Dry Coconut
- as per taste Salt
- 1½ to 2 teaspoons Red Chilli Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Dhaniya Podi / Ground Coriander Powder
- a handful Coriander Leaves / Cilantro
- 4 cups Cooking Oil (for deep frying)
- 1 tablespoon "" (for air frying)
Instructions
PREP WORK( common for both methods):
- Gather all the ingredients at one place. Wash the okra under running water and pat dry. Cut off the 2 edges of each of the okra, then cut into tiny pieces as shown. Set aside.
STOVE TOP METHOD FRYING BHINDI:
- Keep a deep, frying pan on stove top under high flame.
- Add all the oil for deep frying. When the oil totally hot, gently add all the okra pieces.
- Let them fry until they turn crispy, by gently stirring couple of times. It might take 7 to 8 mins. Take them out into a wide mixing bowl.
- In the same frying pan, add the peanuts, cashew nuts. Keep stirring gently, fry them to golden brown. Switch the flame off.
- Into the hot oil pan, add the dry red chillies, fresh curry leaves. Fry them for 30 secs.
- Take everything into the same mixing bowl.
AIR FRYER METHOD FRYING BHINDI:
- Brush the air fryer mesh with oil, place all the cashews and peanuts on the mesh. Close the air fryer, set time to 5 mins, temperature to 200ºC / 390ºF. When the air fryer beeps, open and take the nuts into a wide mixing bowl.
- Again, brush the air fryer mesh with oil, add all the bhindi pieces and spread them evenly. Close the Air Fryer, set the time to 10 mins, temperature to 200ºC / 390ºF.
- In between you might pause and mix. Later, when the air fryer beeps, open the air fryer, add a tablespoon of oil, mix up everything. Take them into a wide mixing bowl.
- Now, add the fresh curry leaves and dry red chillies onto the air fryer mesh. Close the air fryer, set the time to 2 mins, at a temperature of 200ºC / 390ºF. Open the air fryer, take them into the same mixing bowl.
MIXING THE FRIED BHINDI AND SPICES:
- Take all these ingredients into a wide mixing bowl>> fried bhindi, fried nuts, fried curry leaves, fried dry red chillies, desiccated coconut, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ground coriander powder / dhaniya podi.
- Using your hands, crush few of the dry red chillies and curry leaves, then gently toss everything such that the bhindi and nuts are well coated with the spices.
- Transfer into a serving bowl. Done!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!