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Crispy Air fryer Okra

This delicious fried okra in air fryer is without any breading or flour. It is a very tasty and crunchy vegetable side where the okra is perfectly cooked without going slimy.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Indian
Keyword air fryer fried okra, air fryer okra, fried okra air fryer, fried okra in air fryer
recipe air fryer vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 75kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Okra or about 500 gm.
  • 1 onion sliced optional
  • 1.5 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp. Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. Paprika
  • ¼ tsp. Pepper
  • ½ tsp. Ground coriander
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ¼ tsp. turmeric

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

Notes

1. Wash okra, dry it completely. It is very important that your okra be nicely dried. Else it will turn slimy instead of crunchy when air frying.
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. 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

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 434mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1421IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg