Fried okra in air fryer with no breading or flour is delightfully tasty. It is a great vegetable side. Super easy recipe and okra comes out crispy while retaining its beautiful green colour.
Okra is among my favourite vegetable. I love this crunchy chickpea flour coated kurkuri bhindi in air fryer.
Okra is slightly tricky to cook as it turns slimy and messy if you don’t cook it correctly.
Otherwise it is a tasty vegetable. You can also do fried okra along with sliced onion to add more flavour to your side.
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Tips to Make Okra in Air fryer
- Wash okra, dry it completely. It is very important that your okra be dry well. Else it will turn slimy instead of crunchy when air frying.
- Preheat Air fryer while you add the spices with oil to the okra.
- This is done so that we don’t leave okra sitting around in spices releasing water.
- After preheating time, spread okra in air fryer basket, making sure that you put them in one layer without overlapping.
- Air fry till the okra is cooked and crispy. Take out and serve hot.
- You can store the air fried okra in air tight container for 2-3 days. Air fry or microwave to heat up when serving.
- Using lemon juice or amchur powder (dry mango powder) helps in keeping sliminess at bay.
- I love using cayenne and pepper both as I love spice. But use whatever you are comfortable with.
- This recipe will not work without oil.
- You can also air fry one sliced onion along with okra for a delicious vegetable side. You will get crispy fried onion along with okra.
Can You Make Frozen Okra in Air Fryer?
Yes, you can. Place frozen okra in preheated air fryer at 400F or 200C.
Add all the spices and oil for this recipe to your frozen okra and lay in air fryer.
Air fry for about 18-20 minutes at 400F or 200C till crispy and done.
Stepwise Pictures
Wash and completely dry okra. Snip off the ends and cut into ½ to 1” long pieces. Set aside.
Assemble all the spices together.
Add the spices along with oil to the okra pieces and mix well.
Air frying instructions
Preheat air fryer at 180C or 360F for 5 minutes.
Lay the okra in air fryer basket in one layer ensuring that they do not overlap.
Air fry at 180C or 360F for about 10-12 minutes till okra is crispy and well cooked.
Once or twice during air frying time, take out the basket and shake.
This is to ensure that they cook evenly.
To check for doneness, you can pick out one and eat.
Now take them out and serve hot as a vegetable side. Your air fried okra is done.
Skillet
Heat a skillet. Add oil till hot.
Now add the okra washed, dried and cut into pieces. Mix well with oil. Add amchur powder or lemon juice and mix well.
You can add one sliced onion as well.
Cook covered on a low flame. Keep stirring once every 3-4 minutes to avoid them sticking to the bottom.
Once almost completely cooked, add all the spices and mix well. Cook on low flame uncovered till cooked. Serve hot.
This okra side is also a popular Indian side known as bhindi masala or bhindi fry. Have it with rotis. Enjoy.
Here's the recipe card:
Fried Okra in Air fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Okra or about 500 gm.
- ¾ tsp. Cayenne or paprika
- ¼ tsp. Pepper
- ½ tsp. Mango powder or amchur or use 1 tsp. Lemon juice as an alternative
- ¾ tsp. Garlic powder or minced garlic
- ½ tsp. Ground coriander
- ½ tsp. Salt
- ¼ tsp. Turmeric optional
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Wash and completely dry okra. Snip off the ends and cut into ½ to 1” long pieces. Set aside.
- Assemble all the spices together.
- Add the spices along with oil to the okra pieces and mix well.
Air frying instructions
- Preheat air fryer at 180C or 360F for 5 minutes.
- Lay the okra in air fryer basket in one layer ensuring that they do not overlap.
- Air fry at 180C or 360F for about 10-12 minutes till okra is crispy and well cooked. Once or twice during air frying time, take out the basket and shake.
- This is to ensure that they cook evenly.
- To check for doneness, you can pick out one and eat.
- Now take them out and serve hot as a vegetable side. Your air fried okra is done.
- It is also a popular Indian side known as bhindi masala or bhindi fry. Have it with rotis. Enjoy
- Skillet Instruction
- Heat a skillet. Add oil till hot. Now add the okra washed, dried and cut into pieces. Mix well with oil. Add amchur powder or lemon juice and mix well.
- Cook covered on a low flame. Keep stirring once every 3-4 minutes to avoid them sticking to the bottom.
- Once almost completely cooked, add all the spices and mix well. Cook on low flame uncovered till cooked. Serve hot.
- This okra side is also a popular Indian side known as bhindi masala or bhindi fry. Have it with rotis. Enjoy.
Notes
2. Preheat Air fryer while you add the spices with oil to the okra.
3. This is done so that we don’t leave okra sitting around in spices releasing water.
4. After preheating time, spread okra in air fryer basket, making sure that you put them in one layer without overlapping.
5. Air fry till the okra is cooked and crispy. Take out and serve hot.
6. You can store the air fried okra in air tight container for 2-3 days. Air fry or microwave to heat up when serving.
7. Using lemon juice or amchur powder (dry mango powder) helps in keeping sliminess at bay.
8. I love using cayenne and pepper both as I love spice. But use whatever you are comfortable with.
This recipe will not work without oil.
9. You can also air fry one sliced onion along with okra for a delicious vegetable side. You will get crispy fried onion along with okra.
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