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    Home » Recipes » Varuval

    Crispy ladies finger fry recipe | vendakkai varuval

    Updated on December 3, 2021 by Raks Anand 38 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Crispy ladies finger fries is an accompaniment for rice or even can had as starter. Learn how to make a perfect vendakkai varuval that stays crisp for long time.

    crispy ladies finger fries
    Vendakkai varuval

    This is a perfect accompaniment for rice in a Lunch menu or even can be served as a starter any time of the year.

    Check out similar varuval recipes in my website as well as my tasty vendakkai curry recipe.

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    • Variations
    • Top tip
    • Storage
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    • Step by step photos

    Varuvals are prepared at both my mom's place and mom in laws place as an accompaniment for rice.

    Varuval means always a batter coated deep fried vegetable in our terms.

    These are naturally gluten free as we use rice flour for coating. And to make it stick to the ladies finger (vendakkai / bhindi) we add a little bit of corn flour.

    So this is a bhindi fry without besan in it. Turns out crispy, light and stays same as such.

    vendakkai varuval
    Crispy ladies finger fries

    Variations

    Color - You want to make it look white/ greenish instead of the yellow tinge? Skip turmeric/ red chilli powder and use black pepper powder instead.

    Cutting style - Initially, I used to chop it in circles as you see in my pictures. But now a days started to chop it diagonally as it is easier as well as looks better.

    You can also try to cut into full length strips. The choice is yours.

    Top tip

    • To avoid ladies finger turn slimy, always chop only after it is dried completely. Otherwise it will turn slimy.
    • Buttermilk helps to give crispy results. But make sure you use thin not very thick buttermilk.

    Storage

    Cool down completely and put it in an airtight container. Refrigerate to retain crispiness if storing for more than 3-4 hours.

    In fridge, it will stay crisp as such for couple of days. After that the freshness will reduce, so recommend finish before that.

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    Crispy ladies finger fries recipe | Vendakkai varuval

    Crispy ladies finger fries is an accompaniment for rice or even can had as starter. Learn how to make a perfect vendakkai varuval that stays crisp for long time.
    Course Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 250 gms Ladies finger 10 numbers
    • 3 tablespoon Rice flour
    • 1 tablespoon Corn flour White corn starch
    • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
    • ½ teaspoon Coriander seeds powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • Salt
    • Oil - For deep frying
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    Instructions

    • Clean the ladies finger firstly with water and pat dry with kitchen towel, so that it is dry.
    • Cut it into thin circles as shown below. You can also choose to cut diagonally as in my video.
    • Add 2 tablespoon of buttermilk and coat the chopped ladies finder.
    • Sprinkle all the other ingredients, except oil.
    • Mix it thoroughly. If needed, sprinkle very little water or buttermilk so that the mixture coats the ladies finger, yet dry. Should not be too sticky.
    • Heat oil and add like sprinkling the mixture and fry in a medium flame.
    • It is important to cook long time in medium heat for the vendakkai to get crispy.
    • Turn in between to ensure even cooking. Drain over paper towel.

    Video

    Notes

    • My mom in law adds sambar powder instead of adding chilli powder, coriander powder.
    • If you are not adding enough water to bind the flour to the ladies finger, the fries will come out so white and wont turn golden while frying and it spoils the oil(the flour).
    • Adding more water also will turn the fries chewy.
    • Do not add corn flour more too than mentioned.
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    Step by step photos

    1. Clean the ladies finger firstly with water and pat dry with kitchen towel, so that it is dry.

    Cut it into thin circles as shown below. You can also choose to cut diagonally as in my video.

    2. Add 2 tablespoon of buttermilk and coat the chopped ladies finder.

    Sprinkle all the other ingredients, except oil.

    3. Mix it thoroughly. If needed, sprinkle very little water or buttermilk so that the mixture coats the ladies finger, yet dry. Should not be too sticky.

    4. Heat oil and add like sprinkling the mixture and fry in a medium flame.

    It is important to cook long time in medium heat for the vendakkai to get crispy.

    5. Turn in between to ensure even cooking. Drain over paper towel.

    crispy ladies finger fries

    The ladies finger gets cooked with a sound in oil and when the sound ceases and becomes light and crispy drain the fries to kitchen towel.

    crispy ladies finger fries
    Vendakkai varuval

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kitchen Flavours

      November 21, 2008 at 9:29 am

      Wow a new version of okra fry. Looks yummy. Adding corn flour is a nice idea to turn okra crisp.

      Reply
    2. Happy cook

      November 21, 2008 at 12:07 pm

      I am not a fan of okra curry etc, but fried like this,that has to be delicious

      Reply
    3. Daily Meals

      November 21, 2008 at 1:55 pm

      Wow Raks Kitchen! These crispy ladies finger pakoda looks very tempting.

      Reply
    4. Jaishree

      November 21, 2008 at 2:18 pm

      Vendaikai varuval looks crisp n tempting.. nice pic:)

      Reply
    5. SriLekha

      November 21, 2008 at 2:28 pm

      wow! i use to prepare this fry in a diferent way! but urs looks delicious and new to me! will try soon! join in the sweet event going in my blog!

      Reply
    6. Usha

      November 21, 2008 at 2:32 pm

      This okra fry looks absolutely delicious and tempting....awesome pics...

      Reply
    7. Malar Gandhi

      November 21, 2008 at 2:42 pm

      Awesome Okra Pakodi. Love it. crispy and fried...oh its so cold outside here...its so tempting!

      Reply
    8. Laavanya

      November 21, 2008 at 2:59 pm

      That looks great Raks.. i've never made the deep-fried version of this... though my husband would love it.

      Reply
    9. Ramya Vijaykumar

      November 21, 2008 at 4:01 pm

      Fries are very crispy I have never tried cornflour... Congrats on all your awards...

      Reply
    10. Divya Vikram

      November 21, 2008 at 4:10 pm

      Lovely fritters..perfect snack too..

      Reply
    11. Thenu

      November 21, 2008 at 4:42 pm

      Hi,
      since I dont have ur mail id, cant really reply to you on th eother question you asked about maths..please send me ur mail id thru my blogger comment and I wont publish it. 🙂
      Your blog is so wonderful by the way!

      Reply
    12. Cham

      November 21, 2008 at 5:45 pm

      Very crisp, my son should love if i make this deep fried version!

      Reply
    13. n33ma

      November 21, 2008 at 6:10 pm

      Looks so fresh and crispy.

      Reply
    14. Uma

      November 21, 2008 at 8:32 pm

      Wow, lovely fries! thanks for the yummy recipe. My bookmarked recipes are growing up!

      Reply
    15. Malar Gandhi

      November 21, 2008 at 8:49 pm

      Raje, please take a look at my Plagiarism post and support me....I am devasted. I truly appreciate ur comment.

      Reply
    16. anudivya

      November 21, 2008 at 9:22 pm

      Pretty! Never realized slimy okra could look so yummy!

      Reply
    17. anudivya

      November 21, 2008 at 9:22 pm

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    18. raaji

      November 21, 2008 at 9:50 pm

      Nice fries raji....i loved themmmm..so crisp...

      Reply
    19. Gita's Kitchen

      November 22, 2008 at 12:56 am

      They look so crispy. I would love this with vathakozumbu 🙂

      Reply
    20. Yasmeen

      November 22, 2008 at 1:24 pm

      crisy fried okra is making me hungry:)

      Reply
    21. vidhas

      November 22, 2008 at 2:56 pm

      looks great. YOur step by step photos are simply superb

      Reply
    22. Uj

      November 24, 2008 at 7:48 am

      Okra fry looks yummy 🙂

      Reply
    23. Nags

      June 02, 2010 at 6:23 am

      can't believe I missed this post! I have one question though. When I fry okra, they tend to stick together a lot. Does that happen with this varuval?

      Reply
    24. RAKS KITCHEN

      June 02, 2010 at 6:32 am

      Nags, Just make sure that you add water very very little,these fries anyways don't stick much! 🙂

      Reply
    25. Kavitha Bhargav

      May 04, 2011 at 10:04 am

      Would be great with sambar and curd rice...

      Reply
    26. Vijayalakshmi

      March 21, 2012 at 5:54 am

      I never used to like OKRA, after seeing this hmm., want to eat it all

      Reply
    27. Ranjitha

      December 19, 2012 at 3:09 pm

      hi Rajeswari
      i tried this receipe , it was really good.

      Reply
    28. LakshmiJayachandran

      October 09, 2013 at 11:09 am

      Wow.... Must try this...looks Yummmmmmy...

      Reply
    29. Vaishnavi

      October 19, 2013 at 9:58 am

      Made it today and came out amazingly well . My hubby loved it. Added curd as per your notes. Your tip on adding water or curd very little is top class. Thats the key. Thanks much Raks

      Reply
    30. Swarna

      July 07, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Wat can i substitute for corn flour?? I don't have it at home 🙁

      Reply
    31. Raks anand

      July 07, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Skip it 🙂

      Reply
    32. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 07, 2014 at 3:18 am

      Normally before using lady's finger for poriyal or sambar. ..what will you do to remove stickiness after cutting ladies finger? In tamil we used to say valavalapu

      Reply
    33. Raks anand

      August 07, 2014 at 3:31 am

      Nothing, as we cook, it will go by itself. Before cutting make sure no water is there in the ladies finger, if its there, pat dry with a towel.As water makes more kozha kozha

      Reply
    34. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 08, 2014 at 3:10 am

      Thanks a lot 🙂

      Reply
    35. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 13, 2014 at 12:12 am

      Made it two days before. ...superb. .my hubby likes it. ..... 🙂

      Reply
    36. Beulah

      September 05, 2015 at 4:52 am

      Did you mean corn starch for corn flour or are they different?

      Reply
    37. Settai Murugan

      March 02, 2016 at 5:52 am

      Tried this yesterday and it was yummy.. This is kind of fry the share in most of the andra mess with bringal, cabbage, kovai kai. I was tryig receipe that kind for long time now i got it..

      Reply
    38. Anonymous

      June 28, 2016 at 11:26 am

      My family love this

      Reply

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