Air fryer bajji ( pakora)

I posted another recipe for pakora in my blog which is made traditionally by deep frying in oil .

This recipe just goes over how to do this in the air fryer with much less oil ! 

Ingredients for the batter:

Besan flour (chickpea flour) - 1/2 cup

Rice flour - 1/2 cup

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt- 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida- a pinch

Baking soda- a pinch

Water

Vegetable - of choice sliced in to slices ( 2 inches ) 

I used plantain for this recipe 

Instructions 

1. Mix all the batter ingredients in a mixing bowl

2. Add water ( take a cup of water) to it slowly some at a time and mix the batter. You want the batter to be a little on the thick side and not runny . You should be able to coat the vegetables in it. For the air fryer batter i do make it a little thicker so it doesn’t drip. Take the cut vegetables and coat with a thin layer of batter 

3. Place aluminum foil on the air fryer pan and spritz with oil generously . Place the coated vegetables on the foil .

4. Cook in the air fryer at 350 F for about 8 minutes ( you can pause once and spritz with oil ). At this point the pakora / bajji is half cooked and the batter is not drippy anymore . So the foil can now be removed and the pakora placed directly on the fryer basket.

4. Cook for 8 more minutes until golden brown at 350 F. Spritz the bajji / Pakora with oil and flip them over halfway so that each side is uniformly cooked / browned.

5. Air fryer bajji is now ready to serve.

Here it is shown with tamarind sauce but ketchup or 

chutney can be used as accompaniments as well.  Enjoy!