How to Make Dal Pakodi Without Oil in Air Fryer
Are you following a whole foods plant based diet and craving for those deep fried dal pakoda (lentil fritters) also famously seen on the streets of delhi as “ram laddoo”?
I tried a healthier version of the laddoo and sharing the recipe below which is made without any oil, in an air fryer.
Dal Pakodi
Equipment
- Blender
- Air Fryer or Oven
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup green split moong dal (moong chhilka dal)
- 1/2 cup black urad dal split
- 1.5 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1" ginger
- 1.5 tsp chilli powder/cayenne pepper
- 8 whole black pepper
- 1 handful cashews soaked for 2 hour
- water enough for blending
- 1/2 tsp baking powder (optional) gives fluffy texture
- salt to taste
Garnish
- green coriander chutney
- grated radish
Instructions
- wash and soak the lentils (dal) for 2 hours.
- Drain them and transfer to the blender along with all other ingredients except the baking powder.
- adding little water at a time blend till you get a slightly grainy texture and a thick batter. check video to see consistency.
- transfer to a bowl and the baking powder. Mix well.
- with the help of a spoon, place small blobs of this batter in the air fryer basket (or oven tray). I always line the basket with unbleached parchment paper to avoid contacting food with the non stick coating of air fryer basket. place them close to each other so you can fit more in.
- cook in the airfryer at 170°C (338°F) for 18 minutes. You will need to flip them over after 9 minutes.
- Once ready, garnish with green coriander chutney and grated radish.
