Crispy Air Fryer Pyaz Pakoda Recipe
Vegan and glutenfree, Pyaz ke pakode is a fritter made of onion coated in spiced flours and deep fried/baked to brown and crisp.
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.
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Notes
- Letting Onions release their water first is important to know that how much water we need to add later.
- Rice flour is mentioned as optional but has been strongly recommend be because it tends to make the Pakodas crispy.
- 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.
- 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.