Tired of munching oily, deep-fried
Navaratra
delights and now wish to switch to healthy and guilt-free snacking options? Try these
air fryer recipes
to satisfy your Navaratra food cravings:
Crispy hariyali paneer
Crisp on the outside and soft inside, this dish is filling and perfect to have during your fast.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15-20 mins
Crispy Haryali Paneer made in an air fryer (Pic and recipe by: @myfoodspree)
Ingredients
- Paneer - 200 gm
- Coriander - 1 cup
- Spinach - 1 cup
- Arrowroot powder - 2 tbsp
- Cashew - 1/4 cup n Cumin powder - 1 tsp
- Ginger
- Green chillies
- Lemon juice 1 tbsp
- Rock salt to taste
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
Recipe
- Cut paneer into large pieces and set aside.
- In a mixer jar, add coriander, spinach, cashews, cumin powder, ginger, green chillies, lemon juice, rock salt and make a smooth paste.
Transfer this paste to large bowl. Add arrowroot powder, ghee and mix. - Add paneer pieces, coat them with the paste.
- Preheat air fryer at 200 degrees for 5 mins.
- Line the basket with an air fryer liner or parchment paper. Transfer paneer one by one to the basket. Do not overcrowd.
- Brush with ghee and cook for 10-15 mins at 400 degrees. If required, flip halfway.
— Recipe by Shweta Singh
Makhana walnut tikki
The dish is a power-packed combo of makhana’s protein kick and the Omega-3 goodness of walnuts.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Makhana walnut tikki made in an air fryer (Pic and recipe by @dillifoodies
Ingredients:
- Hung curd - 1 cup
- Grated paneer - 1/4 cup
- Sendha namak to taste
- Grated ginger - 1 tsp
- Finely chopped green chilli - 1
- Finely chopped coriander - a handful
- Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Sabudana powder/flour - 2 tbsp
- Makhana flour - 1/4 cup
- Sabudana and makhana flour - extra for coating the tikkis
- Chopped walnuts - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 2 to 3 tbsp (if shallow frying)
Recipe
- To make sabudana and makhana flour, just pulse them a couple of times in the grinding jar and sift through a fine sieve.
- Start by mashing the paneer nicely until smooth and creamy.
- Add hung curd, makhana and sabudana flours along with ginger, green chillies, coriander, salt, black pepper and walnuts to the paneer.
- Pinch out lemon-sized balls from the mixture and shape them into tikkis.
Coat the tikkis in sabudana and makhana flour. - Now air fry these at 180 degrees for 15 mins.
- Transfer on a plate and serve with chutney of your choice
— Recipe by Sumit and Priyanka Kapoor
English (US) ·