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Chilli Garlic Okra

Deep fried okra or ladysfingers served Chinese style This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients Green chillies, Garlic
Cuisine Chinese
Course Main Course Vegetarian
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Chilli Garlic Okra

  • 3-4 Green chillies diagonally sliced
  • 6-8 cloves Garlic finely chopped
  • 500 grams Okra (ladysfingers/bhindi) wiped dry and ends trimmed
  • 4 tablespoons Cornflour/ corn starch
  • 2 tbsps + to deep fry Oil
  • 1 medium Onion sliced
  • 1 medium Green capsicum cut into thin strips
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon MSG
  • 1/2 teaspoon White pepper powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Red chilli flakes

Method

  1. Sprinkle two tablespoons of cornflour on ladyfingers and mix well. Mix the remaining cornflour in one cup of water and set aside.
  2. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry ladyfingers until golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
  3. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a wok, add garlic and stir fry for half a minute. Add onion, green chillies and capsicum and sauté for two to three minutes or until the onion is transluscent.
  4. Add soy sauce, MSG, white pepper powder, salt and cornflour mixture. Cook for a couple of minutes or until the mixture thickens, stirring continuously.
  5. Add fried ladyfingers and toss well to mix. Sprinkle red chilli flakes and serve hot.

Nutrition Info

Calories 886
Carbohydrates 57.9
Protein 13.4
Fat 66.8
Other Fiber 25.1gm
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