Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, cornmeal okra balls. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cornmeal cou-cou (or cou cou) is, quite simply, cornmeal cooked with okra and water. It is done low and slow until all the liquid is absorbed and the mixture comes away easily from the sides of the pot. Pour buttermilk over okra, covering completely.
Cornmeal Okra Balls is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Cornmeal Okra Balls is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cornmeal okra balls using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cornmeal Okra Balls:
- Make ready 50 gms Bhindi (Ladyfinger/Okra): (cut into roundels)
- Prepare ½ cup (50 gms) Makkai Atta (cornmeal/maize flour)
- Prepare 15 gms (finely chopped) Carrot
- Make ready 30 gms Capsicum
- Take 1 cup Buttermilk
- Prepare 1 tsp Eno (fruit salt)
- Get as required Oil
- Take 1/2 tsp White Sesame seeds (safed til)
- Get as per taste Black pepper
- Get as per taste Salt
These okra cornmeal cakes are pan fried with a crispy outside and spicy soft center. They're perfect with the refreshing cilantro lime yogurt dip. Sometimes there's really not much to say about a recipe. Using two medium skillets gives the okra plenty of room to cook up extra crispy.
Instructions to make Cornmeal Okra Balls:
- Microwave the ladyfinger roundels for a minute.
- In a bowl mix together makkai atta, bhindi, carrot, capsicum, salt, and black pepper. Mix well.
- Add buttermilk and mix well. The consistency of the batter will be thick.
- Heat an appam pan and apply oil in all the cavities. Sprinkle sesame seeds in the cavities.
- Add eno to the batter and whisk well. You will see bubbles coming up in the batter.
- Take a spoonful of batter and pour into the cavity. Similarly, pour the batter in the remaining cavities. Let cook covered for about 7-8 minutes.
- Uncover and flip the balls. Let cook from the other for 6-7 minutes.
- Serve hot with curd, chutney etc.
- Delicious “Cornmeal Okra balls” is ready!
Or if you prefer, you can make all of the okra in a single large skillet. Prepare a tray lined with paper towel. Even if you object to the slippery texture of stewed okra, we think these little fried disks will win you over. "We wanted to showcase the heirloom okra from The Hermitage Hotel Garden at Glen Leven Farm. One of the traditional ways to present that is marinated in buttermilk, dredged in cornmeal. Looking for unique recipes using cornmeal?
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