Peanut Fritters / Palli Pakoda (Stove Top, Air Fryer Methods)
Peanut Crackers, South Indian style, plant based crackers, using Peanuts and few basic Indian spices as main ingredients. Recipe below has both Stove Top and Air Fryer Methods with step wise pics, tips, full video.
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!