Sunday, January 14, 2007

Crispy Microwave Okra

I saw this recipe on Sun TV. I ever since wanted to try it out. Well whats not to love about it - its quick, easy, oil-free and most of all no need to cut the the ladies-finger!!!!




I used frozen okra for this, I am sure the end-result will be ever better by using fresh okra. Its so easy it does not have a recipe of its own. I thawed the frozen okra and scored a big vertical slit in each. Mixed some sambar powder and salt. Used a pastry brush to brush the mixture on the okra. Arranged on a plate, sprayed some oil and microwaved for 7 minutes. Depending on the microwave it might vary between 6 to 8 minutes. If you dont have sambar powder you can use mixture of chilli powder, coriander powder and little bit cumin powder.
The result is crispy spicy okra suitable as side-dish or starters -

15 Comments:

At 4:58 PM PST , Blogger FH said...

WOW!! Revathi,microwaving Okra is fabulous idea.I don't like frying slimy Okra for so long on the stove.Thanks ,looks great!:)

 
At 7:45 PM PST , Blogger USHA said...

Hi Revathi,

You have shared a very good starter.I liked as it is very easy plus we can microwave it which doesn't consume much oil too right revathi..

 
At 8:20 PM PST , Blogger Viji said...

Revathi, Looks great and so easy too. Viji

 
At 5:26 AM PST , Blogger Unknown said...

Wow!!! That looks cool. Thanx for sharing.

 
At 10:50 AM PST , Blogger Lakshmik said...

Hi Revathi

This is a nice recipe. No deep frying. I love these kind of quick, easy and healthy recipes. Thanks for posting the same.

 
At 12:03 PM PST , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes I do like my okra to be crispy...Jyostna often complains, she likes it softer...ohhh the joyes of marriage...hey never tried it in a microwave before...interesting idea...thanks for sharing

 
At 1:02 AM PST , Blogger sra said...

will surely try this revathi, v simple!

 
At 1:04 PM PST , Blogger TNL said...

This is a great recipe...so easy too!
I like that frozen Okras can be used too..I don't get fresh Okras that often here...thanks for the recipe.
Trupti

 
At 10:46 PM PST , Blogger jacob said...

i was going to make this tonight, but with oil. microwave sounds like a better idea! but let's see. thanks.

 
At 1:19 PM PST , Blogger Shah cooks said...

that looks too easy! I had made a similar one but stuffed and fried some time back. so i will definitely try the nuked version.

 
At 2:01 PM PST , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Microwave will make crisp bhindi ??? I like that idea. Should certainly try it. Thank you.

 
At 2:19 PM PST , Blogger Inji Pennu said...

Hey Revathi, That looks really really neat!

 
At 2:09 PM PST , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Revathi,

Simple blog, and surpassing recipes...Great yaa...I love Vendakkaais....I hope you too sail from Tamilnadu...Me from Kongunaadu...and love to see your site...keep cooking...and smiling too..!!

Will surely try out this recipe...w/o oil is a blessing :D

 
At 5:29 PM PST , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh cool! That sounds wonderful!

 
At 9:04 PM PST , Blogger Chandrika said...

Revathi, tried this today...It came out yummy! And the fact that it doesn't consume a lot of oil is a plus!

 

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