Crispy Bhindi

Crispy bhindi is a delicious dish made differently from the normal method. 

Bhindi is one of our favourite vegetable and holds most dear position on our cooking :)! We love anything to do with this ladyfinger - gojju, palya, majjige huli, pakoda etc With each variety boasting its flavour it would be unfair to choose one over the other. So we did complete justice to this appetizing dish flavoured with some peanuts and cashews to give a crackling effect! Here's what we did for crispy bhindi...

Ingredients
Bhindi washed, wiped and chopped - 2 Cups
Oil for deep frying
Oil - 2 Tbsp
Garlic pods - 4
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Peanuts - 1/4 cup
Cashews split - a handful
Curry leaves - a handful or more
Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Dry Mango Powder / amchur - 1/2 tsp

Method

• Heat oil in a pan, deep fry all the bhindi on medium flame until crisp. Drain them on a kitchen towel and keep it aside.
• Deep fry the curry leaves, cashews and peanuts separately until they become crisp and slight dark in colour. Drain them on the kitchen towel.
• Heat oil in another pan, add the mustard seeds, dals, Haldi, hing and Garlic pods.
• To this add the fried Bhindis, nuts and the curry leaves.
• Toss it with some salt, chilli powder and amchur powder.
• Mix well and ready to be served as a starter/ snack or even a side dish!