Air Fryer Veg Pakora

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This air fryer veg pakoras are just as crispy and crunchy as their deep fried counterparts. It's an easy, fool-proof recipe that makes for the best 5 pm snack.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Snacks & Appetizers

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: persons

Author: Richa

Equipment

1 Air Fryer

Ingredients

240 gms potatoes approx. 2 cut into thin strips approx. 2mm wide, 1 cup
140 gms onions approx. 2, finely sliced, ½ cup
2 green chillies finely chopped
10 curry leaves finely chopped
2 teaspoons finely chopped coriander leaves
¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
¼ teaspoon coriander powder
¼ teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 pinch asafoetida hing
1 teaspoon kasuri methi
3 tablespoons besan gram flour
1 tablespoon rice flour
1 pinch baking soda
2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Soak potato strips in water for 5 minutes, rinse 3 times and drain the water and press with kitchen towel to remove dripping water, if any. add to a bowl.
240 gms potatoes approx. 2
Add all the ingredients except water and give a good mix. Sprinkle water and mix well. The pakoda mix should not be too watery but just be wet so you can form a round-ish shape with them. This amount of water is good for the consistency that you need for this quantity of mix.
140 gms onions, 2 green chillies, 10 curry leaves, 2 teaspoons finely chopped coriander leaves, ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon coriander powder, ¼ teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 1 pinch asafoetida, 1 teaspoon kasuri methi, 3 tablespoons besan, 1 tablespoon rice flour, 1 pinch baking soda, 2 tablespoons water
Preheat the airfryer to 180C and brush the basket with oil. Form large lemon sized round pakodas & place on airfryer basket. Keep some gap between each so they get fried evenly.

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Notes

After cutting potatoes, keep them soaked in water to avoid them getting brown.

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