Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe

27 Jan Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe

Last Updated on August 21, 2026 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe with step wise pictorial and video recipe.

Vegan and Glutenfree 

WHAT IS PAKODA?

One of the most loved street food from India, Pakora is a fritter often made of Vegetables coated in spiced gram flour and deep fried to brown and crisp.

At different places and states, pakoda is named differently like bhajiya, pakodi, ponako, pakura, fakkura and phulauri.

ABOUT THE PRESENT RECIPE

There’s hardly anyone who doesn’t like pakodas but there’s only one thing which stops many from cherishing it, and that is too much of oil.

Health conscious and weight watchers prefer to stay away from any sort of pakodas because pakodas are always made by deep frying.

Though frying adds taste to pakodas but at the same time pakodas absorb oil, which makes it fatty and hence sinful snack.

But the present recipe is made by Air frying instead of deep frying and in the process, used only 2 tablespoons of oil.

This needs to be admitted that Air frying takes slightly extra time in comparison to frying but spending extra time is better than staking your health.

VARITIES OF PAKORA

The varities of pakodas are endless. Green veggies like Spinach, dill leaves, green onion, Fenugreek Leaves and colocasia leaves make an awesome pakode recipes.

Also corn, Cabbage,  cauliflower, lotus roots, eggplant and green chilli pakodas taste awesome.

The most common type of pakodas are made from potato, onion and also paneer and bread. Bread pakodas can be made plain or stuffed with potatoes.

We already have a fusion recipe of pakoda and pizza in our blog with the name bread pizza pakoda.

BEST TIME TO ENJOY PAKODAS

Though there’s no fixed criteria as to when it can be enjoyed. This is such a delicious street food that you can have it at any day, time or season.

But certain things impact best when they come in a package.

Cold weather, cup of hot tea and pakodas is such a beautiful and only love triangle, where none will leave alone at the end…lol.

PRIME INGREDIENTS

As mentioned above, the variety of pakodas are endless but the batter of all types of pakodas are usually the same.

So whenever you are making pakodas, keep all the ingredients as such, as mentioned for the present recipe.

As far as rice flour is concerned, you can see it optional but at the same time highly recommended.

It’s not that pakodas can’t be made without it, but rice flour brings crispness in the pakodas.

Rest of the ingredients are the spices, few of which can always be adjusted according to your taste as well as their availability.

Step wise pictorial recipe of Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe

 

Peel, wash and cut the onion length wise.

 

Add salt and mix well, preferably using hand, so that salt gets coated everywhere and onion petals get separated.

 

Rest for 10 minutes so that onions release their water.

 

Then add gram flour, rice flour, carom seeds, ginger, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dry mango powder, garam masala, coriander leaves, asafoetida and oil.

 

Give them a good mix, preferably using your hand, so that everything comes together.

 

Add a bit of water, if you find the mixture bit dry. But add very little water at a time.

 

Mix it again.

 

Now wet your finger tips and keep dropping the small portions in the greased air fryer basket, preferably lined with greased butter paper or silicon mat.

 

Air fry @180°C for 6 minutes.

 

Turn the side of all the Pakodas using a tong.

 

Air fry again @180°C for 6 minutes from other side as well.

 

Pyaz ke Pakode are ready. Sprinkle bit of chaat masala before serving.

 

 

Enjoy hot with a dip of your choice. Usually it is green chutney or tomato ketchup. 

 

NOTES

 

1. Letting Onions release their water first is important to know that how much water we need to add later.
2. Rice flour is mentioned as optional but has been strongly recommend be because it tends to make the Pakodas crispy.
3. We have added enough oil in the batter itself, so need to brush or spray the Pakodas with oil while they are in the air fryer.
4. Every air fryer is different, so your air frying time may be different but purpose is to cook the Pakodas till they are thoroughly cooked.

Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe – recipe card

Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe

blessmyfoodbypayal

Vegan and glutenfree, Pyaz ke pakode is a fritter made of onion coated in spiced flours and deep fried/baked to brown and crisp.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 4 onions (350 gram)
• Salt to taste
• 1 +1/4 cup gram flour/besan
• 2 tbsp rice flour (optional but recommended)
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds/ajwain
• 1 tsp ginger (grated or paste)
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp dry mango powder/amchur
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves
• Pinch of asafoetida/hing
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tsp water (or as required)
• chaat masala (for sprinkling while serving)

Instructions

 

• Peel, wash and cut the onion length wise.
• Add salt and mix well, preferably using hand, so that salt gets coated everywhere and onion petals get separated.
• Rest for 10 minutes so that onions release their water.
• Then add gram flour, rice flour, carom seeds, ginger, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dry mango powder, garam masala, coriander leaves, asafoetida and oil.
• Give them a good mix, preferably using your hand, so that everything comes together.
• Add a bit of water, if you find the mixture bit dry. But add very little water at a time.
• Mix it again.
• Now wet your finger tips and keep dropping the small portions in the greased air fryer basket, preferably lined with greased butter paper or silicon mat.
• Air fry @180°C for 6 minutes.
• Turn the side of all the Pakodas using a tong.
• Air fry again @180°C for 6 minutes from other side as well.
• Pyaz ke Pakode are ready. Sprinkle bit of chaat masala before serving. Enjoy hot with a dip of your choice. Usually it is green chutney or tomato ketchup. 

Video

Notes

1. Letting Onions release their water first is important to know that how much water we need to add later.
2. Rice flour is mentioned as optional but has been strongly recommend be because it tends to make the Pakodas crispy.
3. We have added enough oil in the batter itself, so need to brush or spray the Pakodas with oil while they are in the air fryer.
4. Every air fryer is different, so your air frying time may be different but purpose is to cook the Pakodas till they are thoroughly cooked.

Keyword onion fritters, pyaj ke pakode, pyaz ke pakode in air fryer