Air Fryer Namak Para Recipe | Crispy Indian Namak Pare Without Deep Frying
Air Fryer Namak Para Recipe makes these crispy, savory Indian bites with minimal oil, perfect for tea-time snacking.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
- 2 cup Maida/all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sooji/semolina
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3/4 tsp carom seeds/ajwain
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder/kali mirch
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Take all purpose flour, semolina, black pepper powder, carom seeds, baking soda, salt and oil.
- Firstly rub the flour mixture with your hand and bring it to a breadcrumbs consistency.
- Once it is done, knead a firm dough with water.
- Cover it and rest for 30 minutes.
- Now take a ball out of the dough.
- Roll it thin on a clean shelf.
- Prick the fork all over the surface.
- Now cut the dough in diamond shape either with knife or pizza cutter or with the cookie cutter.
- Grease the air fryer basket. If deep frying, then place the oil for heating.
- Arrange the diamond shaped dough in the basket without overlapping one another.
- Brush or spray little oil on each one of them.
- Air fry @180°C for 7 minutes.
- Take the basket out and shake it.
- Further air fry at the same temperature and for the similar duration i.e. @180°C for 7 minutes.
- Once done, bring them out. Let them cool down completely.
- Namak pare are ready. Store in Air tight container and serve with tea.
Video
Notes
- All purpose flour can be replaced with whole wheat flour or both in the ratio of 50:50.
- Semolina is optional but recommended, as it makes the Namak Para more crispy.
- Oil can be replaced with desi ghee but ghee will turn the vegan snack into vegetarian.