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AIR FRIED LOTUS ROOT CRISPS fresh tasty vegetarian and vegan snack easy to spice up

You’ve probably eaten these as part of a South East Asian meal. They’re often served as a starter and very addictive! Better than deep fried potato crisps! Try these easy to make fresh Air Fried Lotus Root Crisps at your next dinner party and impress your friends!

Air Fried Lotus Root Crisps DoinDubai Monica Kapila
DELICIOUS HEALTHY LOTUS ROOT CRISPS

Ingredients for the easy air fried lotus root crisps

1. fresh lotus root thinly sliced⁠ – we got our lotus root from WeMart the big Chinese supermarket in Deira Check the link for details on that. Or you could go to 1004 Gourmet in The Greens. We bought the ingredients for our rice paper rolls there.
2. marinade of salt, smoked paprika powder, olive oil⁠
3. air fry in single layer till done⁠, have patience! I suggest warming your air fryer up for 3 mins first then air frying at about 180 degrees for 4 to 5 mins then check and turn over the slices if need be and repeat till like our picture above or they look how you like to eat them!
4. enjoy with Japanese sesame goma dressing⁠!⁠ Recipe coming up in next post.

HELPS TO USE A MANDOLIN TO SLICE YOUR OTUS ROOT WITH

TOP TIP

Don’t slice your lotus root too thinly, we suggest number 2 on this standard IKEA mandolin.

You could try tinned lotus root, probably easier to source but I suggest you slice and then thoroughly dry as much as possible before adding your marinade and frying.

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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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.

Air Fried Pakodas
Air Fried Pakodas DoinDubai Monica Kapila almost ready
Air Fried Pakodas almost ready

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

Use spray oil we like this one from Lurpak

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!

Air Fried Pakodas DoinDubai Monica Kapila Spices box
Spices box use salt chilli and turmeric add ajwain or carom if you can get it

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

Slice your onions ideally red ones like this

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

Pour the batter mixture into greased cup cake cases

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

Fresh chopped coriander or fresh baby spinach

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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3 INGREDIENT SPICY EDAMAME quick and easy

This 3 ingredient spicy edamame recipe is a winner all round. Perfect for a starter, snack or side. It’s easy, tasty and super healthy too. It’s also very reasonably priced when you make it at home; so make some today. It just takes a few minutes. It’s a perfect recipe to make in an air fryer if you have one but you can also make it in a wok or frying pan.

SPICY EDAMAME BEANS ALL DONE

Ingredients

  • 500g Frozen Edamame Beans (in their shells)
  • 2 tsp White Miso Paste
  • 2 tsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 dessert spoon Grapeseed Oil
  • Chilli to suit your taste
3 ingredient spicy edamae beans doindubai frozen beans
TIP FROZEN BEANS STRAIGHT INTO
A WIDE SHALLOW PAN

How to make

  • Put the frozen beans (still in their shells) into a wide pan of cold water
  • Once the beans are simmering allow 4-5 minutes to an al dente level; check one
  • Whilst the beans are simmering make the marinade
  • Mix the miso paste, oils and chilli together a small bowl
  • Drain the water from the beans and toss them into a large bowl
  • Add the marinade and toss well to coat all the beans
  • Either use your Air Fryer to cook the beans further – 6 minutes on 180 degrees. I have a Ninja AF Air Fryer
  • Or you could stir fry in a hot wok for 5 – 6 minutes…MORE AIR FRYER RECIPES for eating inspiration!
  • Serve in a nice bowl and enjoy but please note, we generally DO NOT eat the shells/pods just the edamame beans inside.

SIMMER FOR NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES

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AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB – BBQ STYLE

AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB- bbq style

AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB BBQ STYLE DOINDUBAI with butter and rosemary

Air Fryer Corn on the Cob bbq style

Cook a whole corn on the cob with a tasty marinade in a fraction of the time it would take on the bbq! Then cut the corn off the cob and eat as it is or try our suggestion of incorporating it into a tasty corn and kale salad. 

INGREDIENTS

For one medium corn on the cob

Oil for spraying base of air fryer

RUB MARINADE

1/4 tsp Salt 

couple of twists of fresh black pepper

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp red chillis in oil or chilli flakes

1 tablespoon grapeseed oil

1 clove of garlic crushed

Additional ingredients

Couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary 

small knob of melted butter

squeeze of fresh lemon juice to serve

AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB BBQ STYLE DOINDUBAI Marinade

HOW TO MAKE IT

Clean the leaves and fibrous sections off your corn to leave just the corn kernels on the cob

Spray the base of air fryer plate twice with oil spray

Heat up the air fryer to 190 degrees C for 3 minutes 

Mix all the dry ingredients for the marinade rub up in a medium size bowl. Add a little of the butter to the mix at this point if you’d like, but not too much. 

Use a brush to liberally coat the corn on the cob with the marinade and leave it for 30 m minutes or so if you can.

Place the corn onto the plate of the air fryer when it’s warmed up. Set it at 190 degrees for 5 minutes. 

Open the drawer then re coat the corn with a brush. 

Set it back on Roast at 180 degrees and add the springs of rosemary cooking for another 5 to 7 minutes checking and rotating from time to time

Once your corn looks your  golden but not burnt, use a toothpick or tip of a sharp knife to pierce a couple of kernals and check they are tender.  Brush on the melted butter at this point. 

Take out and put on a serving plate. Squeeze over 1/4 to half a fresh lemon before serving. 

Serve as they are or slice off the corn kernals and incorporate into a kale salad as we have done and highly recommend! 

 

AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB BBQ STYLE DOINDUBAI with some kale in a salad

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
AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB BBQ STYLE DOINDUBAI close up

An idea for an bbq charcoaly taste- UNTESTED

So I had an idea to add a piece of charcoal into the air fryer while the corn was cooking, but I think it needs to be a lit piece of charcoal that glowing with with it’s embers to get the taste? 

I haven’t tried as yet BUT I have seen lumps of smoking coal put next to finished dishes with a dome cover that’s lifted at the table and a distinct charcoaly smoky flavour is achieved. 

AIR FRYER CORN ON THE COB BBQ STYLE DOINDUBAI with some coal for a bbq taste

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