These air fried pakodas are so good that you will not miss the deep fried ones. With less time spent in kitchen frying them and with no messy oil splatterings, air fryer is a boon and a healthier option for deep fried food.
Ingredients:
Gram Flour/Besan/Kadala Maavu – 1 cup
Rice flour – ¼ cup
Sliced Onions – 1 cup
Carom seeds/Ajwain/Omam – ½ tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Red chillie powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Water – ½ cup
Salt – as required
Hot oil – 1 tsp
Oil – 1 tsp to brush on top of pakodas
Chopped Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
Green chillies – 1 or 2 (finely chopped)
Preparation:
In a cup, add the sliced onions, coriander leaves, green chillies, red chillie powder, turmeric powder, asafetida, carom seeds and mix well. Then, add the gram flour, rice flour, salt and hot oil. Mix it well and then add water little by little. Add just enough water so that it sticks to each other. Do not make a runny paste.
Take the basket of the airfryer and spoon a tbsp. of the batter into it in a single layer, leaving gap in between the pakodas. Brush them with little oil.
Heat the air fryer to 200 degree C for around 10 minutes. Turn over and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
Check in between as the temperature differs for each brand of air fryer. Transfer to a paper towel and repeat the process for another batch of pakodas.
Serve hot with coriander chutney.
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