Appetizer

Crispy Okra Shorba—Layered Okra Fritters with Warm Tomato-Yogurt Consommé & Cilantro Oil

Name: Crispy Okra Shorba—Layered Okra Fritters with Warm Tomato-Yogurt Consommé & Cilantro Oil
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 10 oz fresh okra, trimmed; 1 onion, minced; ¼ cup chickpea flour (besan); 2 tbsp rice flour; ½ tsp red chili powder; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp asafetida; ¾ tsp salt; 2 tbsp oil for coating okra; Oil for deep frying (600 ml); 1 cup ripe tomatoes, diced; ½ cup Greek yogurt; 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock; 1 tbsp ginger, grated; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 3 cloves garlic; ½ cup cilantro, chopped; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (for cilantro oil); 1 tbsp crispy fried chickpea noodles (bhujia) for garnish; Fleur de sel for finishing

Restaurant-inspired okra bhindi transformed into an elegant appetizer: featherlight okra fritters, still warm and crackling, served in a shallow bowl of silken tomato-yogurt consommé infused with roasted cumin and ginger, finished with a vibrant cilantro-garlic oil and a cascade of crispy chickpea strands.

500cal per serving 11gprotein 26gcarbs 41gfat 25min prep 35min cook 4serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this