Okras are so under-appreciated! I do know some may discover them underwhelming and slimy, however I LOVE okras, I really like them in a curry, soup, or simply merely steamed. However this recipe isn’t just for okra lovers like me, it is also for the okra doubters! With a couple of easy steps, you may flip this tremendous nutritious and in-season vegetable into crispy, flavor-packed, and gluten-free fries which can be NOT slimy in any respect! You’ll be able to eat them with any dipping sauce you want, I paired them with my home made vegan sriracha mayo.
The Okra fries I’ve had at eating places are all the time reduce widthwise into small slices, coated in a thick batter then deep fried. Whereas I do love how they style, I really feel like I am largely simply consuming fried dough with a tiny little bit of okra inside. So for my home made model, I wished to slice the okras lengthy – resembling french fries’ form, and tossed them in a spice combination with no breading! They usually turned out completely crunchy, flavorful and addicting.
What’s the “slime” in okra?
When you’ve had okras or reduce them open, you’ll be no stranger to the sticky “slime” inside okra pods. This slime or mucilage comprises soluble fiber that we are able to digest. Whereas the possibly slimy texture will be controversial (I occur to essentially prefer it actually), it is truly actually useful to our intestine well being! The mucilage may also help the digested meals transfer alongside in our intestine and ease constipation.
On prime of that, okras are additionally a unbelievable supply of folate, vitamin C, B-complex group of nutritional vitamins, in addition to necessary minerals akin to iron, calcium, manganese, and magnesium, tremendous veggie? I feel so.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound recent okra
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon chickpea flour
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
Good pinch of salt and black pepper
For Sriracha Mayo –
1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
TO MAKE:
– Wash and pat dry the okras, trim off the stem ends, and slice every okra length-wise into halves;
– Switch sliced okras to an enormous shallow bowl, drizzle on the olive oil and completely therapeutic massage them to coat evenly;
– Sprinkle on the chickpea flour, arrowroot powder, and all of the spices, toss and therapeutic massage once more to coat effectively;
– Organize them in a single layer in your air fryer trays or a baking sheet;
– If utilizing an air fryer, air fry at 400°F reduce aspect up for 10 minutes, take them out and flip, then air fry for one more 8 minutes;
– If utilizing an oven, preheat oven at 400°F, bake for 25 – half-hour, till golden brown, flip midway;
– In the meantime, combine collectively the dipping sauce;
– Serve scorching! They’ll soften a little bit in the event that they’re fully cooled down, similar to every other sort of fries, however they may NOT be soggy, simply much less crispy.
