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  • Air fryer Vegetable Pakora | Guilt free Veg Pakoda

    Air fryer Vegetable Pakora | Guilt free Veg Pakoda

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    Vegetable Pakora in air fryer is crispy, tasty and guilt free snack to have anytime.

    Monsoon is all set as we had a couple of showers this year. It’s one of the season that calls for delicious, spicy food. Pakodas, mirchi bhajji, samosa are some of the relished snacks at home.

    Today, I am so happy to share a guilt-free pakora recipe with all of you here. Air fryer is a boon to all of us. It helps us to create guilt free recipes without any hassle. Air fryer pakoras are almost similar like the fried ones without any guilt.

    Benefits of Air fryer:

    Air fryer is a blessing to all of us. We can enjoy many tasty recipes without deep frying in oil. It means, less consumption of oil and a way to healthy living. It is ideal to  cook for a wide range of dishes. Moreover, there is no need to slog in the kitchen for hours during summer.

    This is the first air fryer recipe that I am sharing here though I have tried various ones at home like wedges and tikkis. I will update about them soon.

    Philips Air Fryer:

    We are using the Philips Air Fryer, it is extremely good to prepare a wide range of dishes such as tikkis, wedges, samosas, pakoras and grilled vegetables. It is a good value for money. We are more so ever conscious of our health, this is the best investment we have made for ourselves.

    About the event :

    Sending this to ” Monsoon Time” at Healthy Wealthy Cuisines. It is a fortnightly event, where bloggers create a recipe on a pre-selected theme. The theme was suggested by Poonam Bachav. Poonam is a dedicated blogger who has many tasty recipes on her blog. I liked her beetroot pachadi, never tried making beet with curds in it.

    Other recipes from my co-bloggers

     

    What is pakora ?

    Pakora / Pakoda are deep fried Indian fritters made using chickpea flour. Different kind of pakoras are made such as onion, mix veg, cabbage etc. Although used as a snack, it is also served as an accompaniment with any meal.

     

    air fryer vegetable pakora
    air fryer vegetable pakora

    Air fryer Vegetable Pakora Recipe

    Let’s get to the recipe of air fryer pakora.

    Ingredients:

    • 1 carrot grated
    • 1 onion finely cut
    • 1 capsicum finely cut
    • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
    • 1/4 cup besan
    • 1/4 cup rice flour
    • 2 tablespoon curd
    • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon carom seed
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala
    • salt
    • 2 teaspoon oil
    • little oil for brushing

    Method:

    1. Take the veggies in a bowl.
    2. Add the spice powders to it.
    3. Now,  put oil to it and mix with curds. Do not add water.
    4. Keep the mixture aside for half an hour. The mixture becomes moist with water released from the salt and vegetables.
    5. Pre-heat the air fryer for 3 minutes.
    6. Brush a little oil and put the pakoras in the air fryer with a spoon.
    7. Set the temperature and time. I kept it for 5 minutes twice.
    8. Check once and flip them.
    9. Remove and serve hot when ready with tomato ketchup. Repeat for the rest of the batter.

     

    air fryer vegetable pakora

    Air Fryer Vegetable Pakora

    Vegetable pakora in air fryer is tasty and healthy. It is ideal to serve with tea.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Resting time 30 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour
    Course: evening snacks
    Cuisine: Indian
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup carrot finely shredded
    • 1 carrot grated
    • 1 onion finely cut
    • 1 capsicum finely cut
    • 1/4 cup besan
    • 1/4 cup rice flour
    • 2 tablespoon curd
    • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon carom seed
    • pepper powder
    • chaat masala
    • salt
    • 2 teaspoon oil
    • little oil for brushing

    Method
     

    1. Take the veggies in a bowl.
    2. Add the spice powders to it.
    3. Now,  put oil to it and mix with curds. Do not add water.
    4. Keep the mixture aside for half an hour.
    5. Pre-heat the air fryer for 3 minutes.
    6. Brush a little oil and put the pakoras in the air fryer with a spoon.
    7. Set the temperature and time. I kept it for 5 minutes twice.
    8. Check once and flip them.
    9. Remove and serve hot when ready with tomato ketchup. Repeat for the rest of the batter.

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  • Healthy kidney bean salad

    Healthy kidney bean salad

    Kidney bean salad is a tasty, healthy and easy to make snack. It is packed with nutrition and ideal protein supplement for vegetarians. 

    Kidney bean aka rajma is a wonderful source of nutrition. It is one of the essentials in North India.They are widely used in gravy based dishes. But today, I have an interesting recipe here, Kidney bean salad, easy to make and healthy too.

    The kidney beans are dark red coloured and shaped like kidney. They are rich in molybdneun, folate,fiber, potassium, manganese, phosphorous, protein and vitamin B.

    They help prevent cholestrol. They provide fat free protein. They help in reducing the level of blood sugar, thus it is highly recommended for these patients. Being heart friendly, these also , give  folate to the body.  Like all legumes, it is rich in both kinds of fiber.It is considered to help in improving memory.

    Salads of legumes are packed with nutrition. They should be used more often in our daily diet. The first time I came across this kidney bean salad was  in the  book by cooking magnet, Tarla Dalal, loved the idea of making a salad of these. But the recipe here, is slightly different from the original and mine.

    Looking for more salad ideas ? Try this watermelon rind salad or sprouted moong salad  

    A similar salad can be read here.

    Over to the Kidney Bean Salad Recipe

    Kidney bean salad
    Recipe Type: Salad
    Author: Jayashree
    Prep time:
    Cook time:
    Total time:
    Serves: 3
    A healthy salad to brunch on.
    Ingredients
    • Kidney beans cooked 1cup, 100grams
    • onion 1 chopped finely
    • tomato 2 chopped finely
    • cilantro

     

    For the dressing :

    • olive oil 1tsp
    • salt to taste
    • chilli powder 1/4tsp
    • pepper powder 1/2tsp
    • chat masala 1/4tsp
    • lime juice 1tsp
    Instructions
    1. Take a wide bowl and add the boiled kidney beans. Add the onion and tomatoes.
    2. Mix the ingredients “for The dressing” in a bowl.
    3. Pour it over the veggies and chill in refrigerator.
    4. Serve with a garnishing of cilantro.
    Notes
    To cook the kidney beans, soak them overnight in water. Next day, discard the water, wash and put fresh water to it. Put in the pressure cooker and cook for at least eight whistles. Allow the pressure to release by itself.The kidney beans should be tender when touched with fingers.Otherwise, cook them again.
    healthy kidney bean salad

    Healthy Kidney Bean Salad

    Kidney bean salad makes a good snack to binge on. It should be consumed regularly by vegetarians. 
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Course: healthy snacks, Salad
    Cuisine: international
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup kidney beans cooked
    • 1 onion finely chopped
    • 2 tomato finely chopped
    • cilantro
    For the dressing:
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon chat masala
    • 1 teaspoon lime juice
    • salt to taste

    Method
     

    1. Take a wide bowl. Add the boiled kidney beans. Put the onion and tomato pieces to it.
    2. Mix the ingredients, “For the dressing” in a bowl.
    3. Pour it over the beans, chill and serve.

    Notes

    Soak the kidney bean in water for eight hours. Drain the water, wash under running water and cook in the pressure cooker for a couple of whistles. They should be soft to eat. Do not remove until the pressure is released by itself. 

    About the event :

    This is an old post which I have redone with better pictures and text. Sending this Foodies_Redoing Oldpost29, which is a fortnightly event. Our old posts which were written long back are getting a fresh touch now, thanks to Renu Agarwal Dongre.

     

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