AIR FRIED PAKODAS easy tasty authentic and quick perfect vegetarian snack

I tried these air fried pakodas for the first time recently and was so surprised at the very good result! Try these air fried pakodas and forget deep frying them ever again! Great tea time snack these air fried pakodas are vegetarian and gluten free. I think vegan too if you’re careful with your spray oil. Fabulous for Ramadan time too.

Ingredients for Air Fried Pakodas

2 medium onions thinly sliced

salt 1/2 tsp for the onions then 1 tsp for the gram flour and spice mix

3/4 cup of gram flour/ besan in Hindi

1/4 cup of rice flour this makes your pakodas nice and crispy

red chilli powder to your taste – I use about 1/2 tsp mine isn’t too fiery

1/4 to 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

1 tsp ajwain or carom seeds if you can get them, easily available in any ethnic grocery store

Your preferred spray oil

I used Lurpack spray butter oil blend

fresh chopped coriander about 1 tablespoon full

1 to 2 tsp of lemon juice

cup cake cases ones that can go in your air fryer safely!

How to make them

THE PAKODA MIXTURE

Simply rub the sliced onions with salt and leave on the side for about 30 mins or so (don’t bother if you don’t have time, still works fine)

Mix flours, spices and coriander leaves in a bowl

Toss in the onions and mix well

add in few drops of fresh lemon juice

add a few table spoons of water to make a thickish batter consistency

THE AIR FRYING BIT

Heat your Air Fryer to 160 degrees for about 3 minutes

Then spray your cup cake cases with your oil

add 1 spoon of pakoda mixture to each case

spray well with the oil

air fry for 6 to 7 minutes on 160 degrees

Carefully turn over spray again and then air fry again for similar length of time on the other side, maybe a little less. This Air Fried Pakodas recipe has been adapted from www.secondrecipe.com

All air fryers work a bit differently, but I use the Ninja Air Fryer, I have one in Dubai and one in our home in London where my grown up kids live, they love it too! See the link below to find out more. Ninja Air Fryer AF100, Roast, Reheat, Dehydrate, 3.8 Litres, 1550 Watts, Grey and Black

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