10 Air Fryer Recipes You’d Love to Snack On

Did you only think that you can prepare fried dishes in your air fryer? Well, we are here to prove you wrong. You can also grill, bake, or roast your favourite vegetables or meat options or in it. Everyone loves quick, simple, delicious, and healthy recipes. This is where our Lifelong air fryer for home comes to your rescue.

So, here we have enlisted the 10 delicious appetizers that you can prepare in this French fries machine.

1. Fried Garlic Mushrooms

Mushroom – 200g

Butter – 20 g

Green garlic – 20 g (You can use regular garlic if you don’t find green garlic)

Coriander leaves – 20 g

Egg – For coating

Breadcrumbs – For coating

Oil – To brush

Salt – To taste

Pepper – To taste

1. Separate the mushrooms from their stems.
2. Mix in butter, finely chopped coriander, finely chopped garlic, finely chopped mushroom stems, salt and pepper well.
3. Now stuff the mushroom caps with this prepared mixture. Join two caps together using a toothpick.
4. Dip each piece in the egg batter and then roll it in the breadcrumbs.
5. Preheat the Lifelong Air Fryer to 200°C. Brush the coated mushrooms with oil and cook for 8-10 minutes at 180°C in the air fryer.
6. Take out and serve hot with ketchup or mayonnaise.

 

2. Hara Bhara Kebab

Potatoes – 100 g

Peas – 50 g

Spinach – 50 g

Green chilli – 1 chopped

Chaat masala – 5 g

Oil – To brush

Salt – To taste

1. Boil and mash potatoes and peas.
2. Boil and finely chop the spinach.
3. Mix the vegetables with the green chilli, chaat masala and salt.
4. Divide the ingredients into 6 equal size balls at a time. Press each ball between your palms and give it the shape of a tikki.
5. Pre heat the Lifelong air fryer to 200°C. Brush the tikkis with oil and air fry at 180°C for 10 minutes or till it gets golden brown on the outside.
6. Remove and serve hot with green mint chutney.

3. Tawa Paneer Roll

Paneer – 600 g

Carrots – 50 g julienned

Cabbage – 50 g shredded

Yellow Aam Papad – 40 g

Rice Flour – To Dust

Chilli Powder – 5 g

Turmeric Powder – 5 g

Oil – To Brush

Salt – To Taste

1. Take a full block of paneer. Cut the paneer into thin slices that can be rolled. Apply salt, turmeric powder, and chilli powder on the paneer. Place the paneer slices on a hot nonstick pan for two minutes.
2. Saute carrots and cabbage in a separate pan. Add the aam papad juliennes to it and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Spread the filling over the paneer slices. Roll the paneer. Dust it with rice flour.
4. Pre heat the air fryer to 180°C for 5 minutes.
5. Place the rolls in the air fryer. Set the temperature at 180°C for 1 minute.
6. Open the air fryer. Lightly brush the rolls with oil. Air fry at the same temperature for 2-4 minutes more or until golden brown.

4. Paneer Shashlik

Paneer – 200 g cubed

Onion – 25 g cubed

Tomato – 25 g cubed

Capsicum – 25 g cubed

Hug Curd – 50 g

Cornflour – 10 g

Ginger Garlic Paste – 5 g

Cream – 10 ml

Cumin Powder – ¼ tsp

Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp

Oil – To brush

Salt – To taste

Pepper – To taste

1. In a bowl, mix hung curd, cornflour, ginger garlic paste, cream, cumin powder, red chilli powder, salt and pepper to make the marinade.
2. Add the paneer cubes in the marinade and coat nicely. Keep the marinade aside for half an hour.
3. Pre heat the air fryer at 180°C for 5 minutes. Brush the wire rack with oil.
4. Thread the paneer tikka onto toothpicks and place it in the air fryer. Air fry for 5 minutes or till light brown.
5. Serve hot with a choice of salad and chutney.

5. Aloo Samosa

Potato – 100 g boiled and peeled

Peas – 30 g boiled

Green Chilli – 5 g chopped

Coriander Leaves – 10 g

Ghee – 15 g

Jeera – 5 g

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Chana Masala – ½ tsp

Ajwain – 5 g

Oil – 5 ml and to brush

Salt – To taste

Water – As required

1. Rub ghee in refined flour. Add water, ajwain, salt and knead into smooth dough. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow them to crackle. Add peas, turmeric powder, chana masala, green chilli and salt. Mix well. Add roughly chopped potatoes. Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and take off gas.
3. Divide the dough into equal parts. Roll each portion out into about 6-inch-wide diameter. Cut in half. Make a cone and fill in the potato mixture. Seal the edges with water.
4. Preheat the air fryer at 180°C for 5 minutes.
5. Brush the samosas with oil.
6. Arrange the samosas in the air fryer and cook at the same temperature for 18 minutes or until golden brown.

 

6. Golden Fried Prawns

Medium Prawns – 10

Fresh Bread Crumbs – 40 g

Ginger Garlic Paste – 5 g

Coriander Powder – 5 g

Cumin Powder – 5 g

Lemon Juice – 10 ml

Turmeric – ¼ tsp

Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp

Oil – To Brush

Salt – To Taste

1. De-shell and de-vein the prawns but retain the tail. Wash and pat dry. Beat the prawns and flatten them with a meat beater.
2. Marinate the prawns in a mixture of all the ingredients except bread crumbs and oil. Keep aside for 30 minutes.
3. Coat every prawn with bread crumbs.
4. Preheat the air fryer at 180°C.
5. Brush the prawns with oil and cook in the air fryer at 180°C for about 6-10 minutes or till golden brown.
6. Remove and serve hot.

7. Chicken Tikka

Boneless Chicken Cubes – 200 g

Vinegar – 20 ml

Egg – 1 whole

Roasted Gram – 20 g

Hung Curd – 50 g

Chilli Powder – 5 g

Garam Masala Powder – 5 g

Red Chilli – 5 g

Ginger Garlic Paste – 10 g

Butter – To brush

Salt – To taste

Orange red colour – A pinch

1. Clean, wash and pat dry the chicken.
2. Mix all the ingredients except oil and marinate the chicken for 2-3 hours.
3. Pre heat the air fryer at 180°C.
4. Brush the chicken with butter and air fry for about 6-10 minutes or till the surface starts browning.
5. Serve hot with onion rings and chutney.

 

8. Grilled Fish

Fish Fillet – 200 g

Tomato Puree – 30 g

Ginger Garlic Paste – 20 g

Red Chilli Powder – 5 g

Turmeric Powder – 5 g

Coriander Powder – 10 g

Cumin Powder – 5 g

Vinegar – 20 ml

Fresh Bread Crumbs – To coat

Oil – To brush

Salt – To taste

1. Clean and cut fish in large chunks. Wash and pat dry with a paper towel.
2. In a bowl mix rest of the ingredients. Marinate the fish in the marinade and keep aside for 30 minutes.
3. Pre heat the air fryer at 180°C. Brush the air fryer basket wire rack with oil.
4. Coat the marinated fish with bread crumbs and brush with oil. Arrange them in the air fryer and cook at 180°C for 6-7 minutes or till golden brown.
5. Serve hot with chutney and salad.

 

9. Mutton Seekh Kebab

 

Mutton Mince – 200 g

Onion – 50 g chopped

Ginger – 10 g chopped

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Garam Masala – 1 tsp

Kasoori Methi – ½ tsp

Coriander Leaves – 10 g

Egg – ¼ beaten egg

Butter – To brush

Salt – To taste

1. Mix all the ingredients except butter and refrigerate for half an hour.
2. Divide the mix into 5-6 portions and roll them in cylindrical shape over a seekh.
3. Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 200°C.
4. Air fry the seekh kabab at 180°C for about 5 minutes or till they are cooked through.
5. Remove the kababs and brush with butter. Roast again at the same temperature for 2-4 minutes.
6. Serve hot with onion rings and chutney.

10. Chicken Kofta Kebab

Chicken Mince – 200 g

Onion – 20 g chopped

Ginger – 20 g chopped

Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Garam Masala – ½ tsp

Coriander Leaves – 5 g

Green Chilli – 1 chopped

Oil – To brush

Salt – To taste

1. Mix all the ingredients except oil.
2. Divide the mixture into equal portion and shape them into kofta-size balls.
3. Preheat the air fryer at 180°C for 5 minutes. Lightly brush the air fryer wire rack and the koftas with oil. Place the koftas on the rack.
4. Cook for 5-7 minutes at the same temperature.
5. Serve hot as a snack or use them in gravy for chicken koftas.

Now, try these sumptuous recipes in your Lifelong digital air fryer and snack away without feeling any guilt of gaining weight.