Onion and Okra Bhaji/Fritters
Onion and Okra Fritters | Kanda Bhajis | Pyazi are light and crispy, naturally gluten free and vegan popular Indian tea time snacks. This crunchy and lip smacking bhajiyas are made with onions(kanda) and okra (bhindi) mixed with gram flour (besan) and different spices and herbs and then deep fried to crispy golden perfection.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- deep frying pan
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- 2 large Onions thinly sliced
- 100 gms Okra/bhindi cut into thin roundels
- 2 Green chillies chopped
- 1/4 cup Coriander leaves
- 1/2 tsp Ginger grated
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 78 tbsp Gram flour/Besan
- 1 1/2 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 tsp Coriander seeds crushed
- 1/4 tsp Ajwain seed/ Carom seeds
- Salt as per taste
- Veg/sunflower oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl add sliced onions, okra, chillies, ginger, coriander leaves, turmeric, coriander seeds, carom seeds.
- Then add gram flour, rice flour and salt.
- Now start mixing everything well with fingers without adding water. Leave it for 10 mins. Onions will start releasing water. Mix again until it forms a dough.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan on medium heat, enough to deep fry the pakoras.
- When the oil is hot add a spoonful of pakora mixture and fry until it's crispy and golden brown in colour. (Make sure the oil is not too hot otherwise the pakoras will burn from the outside and remain raw from the inside.)
- Serve it hot with tamarind chutney along with hot Chai or coffee.