Air Fryer Lotus Root - Kashmiri Nadru Monja

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Air Fryer Lotus Root - Kashmiri Nadru Monja

This lotus root fritter recipe is delicious and very easy to make.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings: 2

Course: Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Kashmiri, North Indian

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

2 lotus roots (small) (3 cups chopped)
3/4 cup rice flour (chawal ka atta)
2 tsp red chili powder (cayenne pepper)
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tbsp oil (divided)
1 cup water

Equipment

Air Fryer

Method

Prep

Rinse the lotus root. Place it in a colander for 5 minutes. Peel and chop the lotus root into thin finger like pieces. Dab it dry.

Cook

In a bowl, add 1 tbsp oil with all the other ingredients except lotus root and water. Then, add water and stir well.
Add the sliced lotus root in the mix and coat it well.
When you are ready to cook, rub inside of air fryer basket with the remaining oil.
Preheat the air fryer at 350°F for 5 minutes.
Once the air fryer is preheated, add the lotus root coated with batter in the air fryer basket in a single layer.
Air fry at 350°F for 10 minutes. Toss and cook again 380°F for 6 minutes. Remove the air fried lotus root in a plate. Repeat until you run out of all the batter.
Serve hot.

Notes

On a spice level of 1 to 5, I would place this at 4. It is spicy. So if you would like to reduce the heat you can decrease the amount of red chili powder.