Pakoras are the popular Indian bread snack for tea time. Air fryer bread pakora is healthier than deep-fried ones. I guess a lot of us have stopped having the deep-fried snacks these days. And some of you might be missing those snacks but can’t have them because it’s deep-fried and too oily. But now you can make your favorite snack in your air fryer and relive those moments.
Popular tea time snack air fryer bread pakora tastes delicious with the stuffings. However, you can also make bread pakora recipes without stuffings as well. This popular tea-time snack can also be served for breakfast because it is healthy and takes no time to get ready.
This simple and easy bread pakora recipe is served with green chutney or tomato ketchup. If you like these kinds of snack which gets ready in just a few minutes then you may also like air fryer onion pakoda, and veggie tots in air fryer.
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- What is a Pakoda or Pakora?
- How to make air fryer bread pakora?
- Ingredients for air fryer bread pakora potato stuffing:
- Instructions for air fryer bread pakora potato stuffing:
- Ingredients for air fryer bread pakora batter:
- Instructions for air fryer bread pakora batter:
- Tips for Making the best air fryer bread pakora:
- Chutney for air fryer bread pakora:
- Serving suggestion for air fryer bread pakora:
- 📖 Recipe
What is a Pakoda or Pakora?
Pakoda is a fritter made of vegetables such as onion, and potatoes coated with a spicy gram flour batter and deep-fried. Pakoda or pakora are the same because pakora comes under other spellings such as pakora, pakodi, etc.
How to make air fryer bread pakora?
Bread pakora is a very simple and quick recipe. Craving something crispy, fulfilling, and tasty snack then the air fryer bread pakora recipe is perfect. You only need a few ingredients that are already in your pantry. I love to saute the potato stuffing ingredients. This will enhance the flavor of the spices you add to the potato stuffing.
For this recipe first, we’ll start by preparing the potato filling. And we’ll start preparing the batter. Hers’s the step-by-step process for making a healthy bread pakora recipe.
Ingredients for air fryer bread pakora potato stuffing:
- 2 medium-size potatoes (boiled & mashed)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 green chili (finely chopped)
- 1 ½ tablespoon onion (chopped)
- ¼ teaspoon ginger paste
- 2 tablespoon spring onion/ coriander
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- Pinch of turmeric
- Salt to taste
Instructions for air fryer bread pakora potato stuffing:
- First boil 2 medium size potatoes, peel the skin off and mash it properly.
- Heat a pan with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in small heat. Add ginger paste, turmeric, garam masala, and green chili, and saute them until aromatic.
- After that add the mashed potatoes, chopped onions, spring onion, red chili powder, and salt to taste. Mix them until well combined and set them aside.
- Take 2 slices of bread and spread tomato sauce and mayonnaise on each bread slice.
- Then evenly spread the potato filling on 1 slice of bread and cover it with another slice of bread. Press the bread from the top so that the bread slices will hold the stuffing properly.
- Cut the bread diagonally or as per your liking and set them aside.
Ingredients for air fryer bread pakora batter:
- ½ cup chickpea flour (basen)
- 2 tablespoons cornflour/rice flour
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- Pinch of turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- Water
Instructions for air fryer bread pakora batter:
- Take a mixing bowl to add all the dry ingredients and mix them until well combined.
- Spill some water and mix them until the batter is thick enough.
- Now gently dip the stuffed bread into the batter and coat evenly. Let the excess batter drop off and place the bread into the air fryer basket. Brush a thin layer of butter over the bread pakoras. This is optional you can omit this step.
- Cook them at 180C/356F for 5 minutes on each side. Flip them halfway through the cooking process, brush a thin layer of butter and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the crispy air fryer bread pakora from the basket.
- Serve it with green chutney or with your favorite dipping sauce.
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Tips for Making the best air fryer bread pakora:
- You can fry the chickpea flour in a pan for about 5 minutes to remove the raw smell.
- Spreading tomato sauce and mayonnaise over the bread slices is completely optional. Instead, you can spread the green chutney or any sauce of your liking.
- Pan-frying the spices for the potato filling enhances the flavor of the spices. However, you can skip the process.
- While making the chickpea batter add the water in small quantities to avoid too thin batter.
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Chutney for air fryer bread pakora:
You can serve this crispy air fryer bread pakora with your favorite dipping sauce. Here are some of the chutney suggestions:
- Amchoor chutney
- Green chutney
- Red chili garlic chutney
- Tomato ketchup
Serving suggestion for air fryer bread pakora:
The bread pakoras are best when served with green chutney and milk tea. Here is how you make green chutney:
Ingredients for green chutney:
- 1 cup fresh coriander
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- 2-3 green chilies
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- ½ inch ginger
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (roasted)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- Black salt ½ teaspoon (optional)
Instructions for green chutney:
- Take an electric blender to add all the ingredients for chutney.
- Blend them and make a fine paste. You can add a teaspoon of water if needed/ if the chutney paste is too thick.
- Remove the mixture and serve it with your hot air fryer bread pakora.
Here are some of the frequently asked questions
Do air fryers make good bread pakora?
Yes, air-fried bread pakora is good and healthy because there it’s not deep-fried. A very little amount of oil and butter is used while preparing these pakoras in an air fryer.
Why should I air fry my pakora in a single layer?
Anything you cook in an air fryer should be cooked in a single layer to avoid uneven cooking. The air fryer circulated the hot air inside the basket to cook the food.
So, overcrowding will affect the cooking mechanism of the air fryer. Plus it takes a lot of time.
Can you fry breaded food in an air fryer?
Yes, you can. For more information on air fryer cooking, you can click here.
Can you heat bread in an air fryer?
Yes, you can. Here are some of the air fryer bread recipes you can try:
Equipment: Air fryer
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Bread Pakora
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
Ingredients for air fryer bread pakora potato stuffing:
- 2 medium-size potatoes (boiled & mashed)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 green chili (finely chopped)
- 1 ½ tablespoon onion (chopped)
- ¼ teaspoon ginger paste
- 2 tablespoon spring onion/ coriander
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- pinch of turmeric
- salt to taste
Ingredients for air fryer bread pakora batter:
- ½ cup chickpea flour (basen)
- 2 tablespoons cornflour/rice flour
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- pinch of turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
Instructions for air fryer bread pakora potato stuffing:
- First boil 2 medium size potatoes, peel the skin off and mash it properly.2 medium-size potatoes
- Heat a pan with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in small heat. Add ginger paste, turmeric, garam masala, and green chili, and saute them until aromatic.1 teaspoon vegetable oil, 1 green chili, ¼ teaspoon ginger paste, ¼ teaspoon garam masala, pinch of turmeric
- After that add the mashed potatoes, chopped onions, spring onion, red chili powder, and salt to taste. Mix them until well combined and set them aside.1 ½ tablespoon onion, 2 tablespoon spring onion/ coriander, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, salt to taste
- Take 2 slices of bread and spread tomato sauce and mayonnaise on each bread slice.
- Then evenly spread the potato filling on 1 slice of bread and cover it with another slice of bread. Press the bread from the top so that the bread slices will hold the stuffing properly.
- Cut the bread diagonally or as per your liking and set them aside.
Instructions for air fryer bread pakora batter:
- Take a mixing bowl to add all the dry ingredients and mix them until well combined.½ cup chickpea flour (basen), 2 tablespoons cornflour/rice flour, ½ teaspoon red chili powder, pinch of turmeric powder, salt to taste
- Spill some water and mix them until the batter is thick enough.water as needed
- Now gently dip the stuffed bread into the batter and coat evenly. Let the excess batter drop off and place the bread into the air fryer basket. Brush a thin layer of butter over the bread pakoras. This is optional you can omit this step.
- Cook them at 180C/356F for 5 minutes on each side. Flip them halfway through the cooking process, brush a thin layer of butter and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the crispy air fryer bread pakora from the basket.
- Serve it with green chutney or with your favorite dipping sauce.
