Air Fryer Vegan Chicken Nuggets
Air fryer vegan chicken nuggets made with versatile soya chunks offer all the crispy texture and savory flavor of their meat-based counterparts, without any animal products.
Ingredients
FOR SOAKING SOYA CHUNKS
- 2 cup soya chunks
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Boiling water
FOR MAKING NUGGETS
- Soaked soya chunks
- 4 tbsp corn flour (called corn starch outside India)
- 2 green chilies
- Small piece of ginger
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- Red chilli powder to taste
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1 cup corn flakes
- Salt to taste
- Oil for air frying
FOR MAKING SLURRY
- 1/3 cup rice flour
- 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of soya chunks with 1/4 tsp salt in a hot boiling water.
- Put a lid and soak for 20-25 minutes or until chunks turn completely soft.
- Take the soya chunks out of water and let them cool.
- Squeeze the maximum possible water out of the chunks.
- Put the chunks in grinder jar.
- Along with chunks, add 2 green chilies, a small piece of ginger, 3-4 garlic cloves and 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds.
- Give them a blitz to course texture.
- Transfer the grinded mixture into a bowl.
- Add 4 tbsp corn flour, red chilli powder and salt to taste, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala and 2 tbsp coriander leaves.
- Give them a good mix.
- Now pinch a small portion and shape random.
- In a separate bowl, add 1/4 cup rice flour, 1/4 tsp black pepper powder and salt to taste.
- Add water as required to make a thick but flowing consistency of slurry.
- Also, crush corn flakes in a separate plate.
- Now take a nugget and dip it into the slurry.
- Take it out of the slurry and roll into the corn flakes.
- Put all the nuggets into the air Fryer basket. Alternatively you can deep fry them.
- Spray some oil over the nuggets.
- Air Fry @160°C for 12-15 minutes.
- Vegan chicken nuggets are ready. Enjoy with the dip of your choice.