Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena
PrepTime:15 mins CookTime:15 mins Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Card ⇓ Shop ⇓
Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakodi / Moong Phali Pakoda.. is my next recipe in my Air Fryer recipes series. These are so addictive once you start eating, so just be mindful. 🙂
These can be had just for munching purpose or as a crunchy accompaniment along with any soupy dish. Fine then have a look ad try them soon! 🙂
Table of Contents:
- Possible Alterations for the recipe, ‘Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda’:
- Full Video for ‘Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda (Air Fryer, Stove Top)’:
- Other recipes from my blog:
- Step Wise Pics Procedure for ‘Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda (Stove Top, Air Fryer)’:
- Prep Work:
- Stove Top Method Peanut Fritters / Pakoda:
- Air Fryer Method Peanut Fritters / Pakoda:
- Tips:
- Result:
- Ingredients, Accessories on ‘AMAZON’ to ‘SHOP’:
- Recipe Card & Print:
Possible Alterations for the recipe, ‘Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda’:
Adding Onion: Yes, you can add very finely chopped onions (¼ cup) while making the dough. But be very careful to add less water, as the onions release water later.
Ingredients to skip: You might easily skip any of these ingredients>> Saunf/fennel seeds, ajwain/carom seeds, curry leaves.
To add garlic: Finely chopped garlic (1 tablespoon) can be added along with other ingredients.
Full Video for ‘Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda (Air Fryer, Stove Top)’:
Other recipes from my blog:
Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.
Appetiser recipes collection⇒ Starters / Snacks
Air Fryer recipes collection⇒ Air – Fryer Recipes
Related Posts with ‘PEANUTS’:
- Bhindi (Okra) Peanut Dry Curry (Air Fryer, Stove Top)
- Spinach – Peanut Chutney / Pachadi
- Peanut Butter Smoothie (No Sugar)
- Peanut Butter Energy Balls (Vegan, Instant)
- Peanut Chutney / Palli Pachadi
- Cucumber-Peanut Salad
Follow me on⇒ Facebook / Pinterest / YouTube / Instagram
Ingredients:
- Peanuts / Palli / Verusenaga Pappu – 1 cup
- Besan / Gram Flour / Senaga Pindi – 1 cup
- Rava / Semolina – ½ cup
- Rice Flour / Biyyam Pindi – ½ cup
- Salt – as per taste
- Ghee / Oil – 1 tablespoon
- Turmeric Powder – ½ teaspoon
- Red Chilli Powder – ½ teaspoon
- Fresh Green Chillies – 3 (chopped)
- Curry Leaves – 1 tablespoon (chopped)
- Jeera / Whole Cumin – ½ tablespoon
- Vaamu / Carom Seeds – ½ tablespoon
- Saunf / Fennel Seeds – ½ tablespoon
- Dhaniya / Coriander Seeds – 1 tablespoon
- Water – as required
- Cooking Oil – 3 cups (for deep frying)
- ” ” – 3 teaspoons (for air fryer method)
Special Ingredients:
- Vaamu / Carom Seeds
- Saunf / Fennel Seeds
- Curry Leaves
Step Wise Pics Procedure for ‘Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda (Stove Top, Air Fryer)’:
Prep Work:
Stove Top Method Peanut Fritters / Pakoda:
Air Fryer Method Peanut Fritters / Pakoda:
Tips:
- Adjust the salt and spice as per your taste.
- While crushing the peanuts, don’t make them into tiny pieces. You need to make each into 2 or 3 pieces only.
- For stove top method: Always deep fry only in low to medium flame.
- For Air fryer method: Its optional to reverse the fritters after 10 mins, they turned out great even when I didn’t reverse fry them.
- Storage: These fritters stay good for 10 days at room temperature, when stored in an air-tight container.
- These are not suitable for refrigerating.
Result:
- The taste of these fritters is crunchy and nutty in texture.
- With right amount of spice and masala, the flavours of coarsely ground spices is the major plus point of the entire recipe.
- As peanuts are rich in protein and fibre, thus add them to the health quotient too.
Ingredients, Accessories on ‘AMAZON’ to ‘SHOP’:
As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Recipe Card & Print:
Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda (Stove Top, Air Fryer Methods)
South Indian style, plant based fritters / crackers, using Peanuts and few basic Indian spices as main ingredients. Recipe below has step wise pics and tips for both Stove Top and Air Fryer Methods.
Equipment
- Wide mixing bowl (for making batter)
- Frying pan (for stove-top method)
- Air-Fryer for air-fryer method
Ingredients
- 1 cup Peanuts / Palli / Verusenaga Pappu
- 1 cup Besan / Gram Flour / Senaga Pindi
- ½ cup Rava / Semolina
- ½ cup Rice Flour / Biyyam Pindi
- as per taste Salt
- 1 tablespoon Ghee / Oil
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 3 count Fresh Green Chillies (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon Curry Leaves (chopped)
- ½ tablespoon Jeera / Whole Cumin Seeds
- ½ tablespoon Vaamu / Carom Seeds
- ½ tablespoon Saunf / Fennel Seeds
- 1 tablespoon Dhaniya / Coriander Seeds
- as required Water
- 3 cups Cooking Oil (for stove top deep fry method)
- 3 teaspoons " " (for air fryer method)
Instructions
Prep Work:
- Gather all the ingredients at one place. Finely chop the green chillies, fresh ginger, curry leaves.
- Onto the chopping board take all these>> peanuts, vaamu/carom seeds, dhaniya/coriander seeds, jeera/cumin seeds, sauf/fennel seeds. Into a wide mixing bowl, add all the rest of the dry ingredients.
- Using a rolling pin, gently coarsely crush all these>> peanuts, jeera/cumin seeds, dhaniya/coriander seeds, saunf/fennelseeds and carom seeds/vaamu.
- Add the coarsely grind mix onto the mixing bowl. Pour a tablespoon of ghee/oil. Give a mix.
- Add water (½ cup to ¾ cup) little by little. Using your hands, gently mix up everything, make the thick dough as shown.
Stove Top Method Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda:
- Put a deep frying pan on stove top under high flame. Add 3 cups of oil, let it heat to its highest boiling point. Gently drop in small tiny balls of the dough.
- Gently keep turning now and then. Let them fry until they turn golden brown on all sides. Take them out onto a dish covered with kitchen paper towel. Repeat the same for the rest of the dough. Done.
Air Fryer Method Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda:
- Spray / Brush the air fryer mesh with a teaspoon of oil. Place the tiny small patties / balls of dough on the air fryer mesh.
- Close the air fryer lid, switch it ON. Set the time to 10 mins, temperature to 200°C/390°F. When timer is done, air fryer beeps. Open the lid, reverse them, spray them with more 1 teaspoon of oil. Air Fry them for 2 more mins.
- When the Air-fryer timer is done it beeps. Then open the air fryer, take them peanut fritters onto serving dish. Done!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!
You can Pin it here for later, Pinterest link:
Do leave a comment or hit the like or follow button, just in case you like my recipe!
You can explore my other recipes by clicking the Recipe Category
Follow me on⇒ Facebook / Pinterest / YouTube / Instagram
Such a great idea. I’ve never used peanuts this way. Thanks for sharing. 🙂