3 Healthy and Easy Recipes You Can Cook in Deep Fryer

ByShivangi Gupta

When it comes to snacks, most people love to eat deep-fried delicacies like French fries, pakoras, samosas, kachoris, nuggets, and more. Deep frying these snacks in aconventional way is quite tedious and needs regular attention and focus while preparing. . With cooking appliances like a contemporary deep fryer at home, making fried foods can get easier. Such an appliance automatically adjusts the temperature to maintain the proper heat balance, thus preventing overcooking or burning. It is due to the accurate adjustment of temperature, the smart appliance can help you prepare delicious and crispy fried snacks. Here are a few quick recipes if you have been looking for some healthy and easy recipes to cook in your deep fryer.

French Fries

French Fries is one of the first fried snacks that comes to anyone’s mind. Making French fries in a deep fryer is easy. Slice a few potatoes (in the shape of French fries) and put them in cold water. Turn on the appliance and set the temperature at 130-degree Celsius. Drain the potatoes and place them in the frying basket. Let them fry till golden brown. Once done, remove them onto a plate. Sprinkle salt and serve them hot with tomato sauce. 

Onion Pakora

Onion pakoras are one of the easiest and the most desired deep-fried snacks during monsoon and winter. Mix 2 cups of sliced onions, 2-3 chopped green chillies, a sprig of curry leaves, salt (as per taste), ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 cup of gram flour, and a tablespoon of rice flour. Sprinkle 3-4 tablespoons of water to make a moist and tight dough. Heat oil in your deep fryer and set temperature at medium-high. Take small portions of the dough and drop them gently in the oil. Fry until golden brown. Serve them hot along with tea or coffee. 

Vegetable Nuggets

Take a large bowl and add mixed chopped or grated vegetables (beans, carrot, capsicum, cabbage, paneer) along with a boiled and mashed potato and boiled corn and peas. To this, add half a teaspoon each of ginger-garlic paste, pepper powder, chat masala, salt, and chilli flakes. Mix them all well. Add a quarter cup of breadcrumbs to this, mash, and mix to form a soft dough. Pinch a small portion of this dough and give it the desired shape. Dip this in cornflour slurry (made by mixing two tablespoons each of cornflour and all-purpose flour along with ¼ teaspoon each of salt and pepper powder and quarter cup water) and fry it in a pre-heated deep fryer (with the temperature set to 200-degree Celsius). Once it turns golden brown, remove it onto a serving plate and relish it with tomato sauce. 

All these recipes are easy to prepare, provided you have cooking appliances like a deep fryer at home. If you can find a multipurpose deep-frying appliance that can also double up as a slow cooker, you can use it to make many more dishes. Try these yummy recipes in your fryer and enjoy these deep-fried delicacies.