Southern Style Fried Okra

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Southern Style Fried Okra

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 25 Min

Total Time : 35 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 5
  • 25 whole small sized ladyfingers/okra/bhindi


  • 1/2 cup or as needed thick buttermilk


  • 1 cup all purpose flour


  • 1/2 cup fine semolina/sooji


  • 1 tsp Cajun seasoning


  • 1 tsp paprika


  • 1 tsp garlic powder


  • 1 tsp onion powder


  • 1 tsp salt or to taste


  • 1 tsp black pepper powder or to taste


  • 1 tsp or to taste chaat masala


  • 2 cups oil for deep frying it as needed


  • 1/2 cup sour cream


  • 2 tsp hot sauce or any flavored sauce

Directions

  • Wash the okra under running water. Leave them aside to drain excess water in a colander.
  • Pat dry okra with paper napkins or kitchen napkin till absolutely dry.
  • In a wide bowl, pour buttermilk. To this, add little salt, pepper, and chaat masala. Give it a whisk.
  • In another bowl, combine flour, sooji, onion powder, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
  • Soak 4-5 okra in buttermilk for 1-2 minutes, repeating the soaking with the same quantity of okra after frying each batch.
  • Heat a wok/deep pan with oil. Let it reach it's smoking point and then reduce flame to medium.
  • Transfer the soaked okra on to the flour mixture and roll it in the mixture making sure it's coated thoroughly. Put next 4-5 okra in buttermilk to soak.
  • Fry the coated okra till golden in color. Remove to a plate covered with paper napkins to drain excess oil. Sprinkle some chaat masala while they are hot.
  • Combine sour cream with hot sauce. Mix well. Serve okra with this flavored sour cream.