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This Air Fryer Eggplant or Baingan Fry is a great healthy and a delicious alternative to traditional eggplant or Baingan fry, which is traditionally deep fried until crispy. The eggplant is air fried using some Indian spices, until it’s crispy.
Eggplant or Baingan Fry is a very easy and a delicious recipe from Indian cuisine. This simple dish is made using eggplant or baingan and some basic Indian spices, makes this simple dish a very flavorful one. I love eggplant and this recipe is one of my favorites, the fact it’s so easy to cook and delicious, I make it almost every week. And now, I make it more than once a week after I tried making it in the air fryer. This eggplant fry takes so much less oil, when air fried in a air fryer, compared to the traditional cooking. Thus, preserving the authenticity, and flavors of this dish. Air Fryer eggplant is one of the best air fryer recipe I have tried thus far. This healthy air fryer recipes, fried eggplant is the best ways to cook eggplant.
This air fryer eggplant fry is crispy, air fried eggplant or baingan makes as a great side dish or even a very healthy snack. I like to serve this with some bread or roti and some dal/lentil. A healthy and a delicious recipe with just a few basic ingredients. Enjoy this healthy and delicious preparation of eggplant or baingan fry!!
Air Fryer Eggplant / Baingan Fry
Ingredients
- 1 American Eggplant around 1 -1.5 lbs, chop into long, thin pieces
- 1/2 TBSP coriander powder
- 1/2 TSP cumin powder
- 1//2 TSP red chili powder as per taste
- 1/2 TSP turmeric powder
- 1/2 TSP dry mango powder optional
- 2 TBSP oil
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying If using Stove Top Cooking
For garnish:
- Handful of fresh cilantro
Instructions
Instructions for Air Fryer Cooking:
- Wash and pat dry eggplant, chop into long, thin pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, add chopped eggplant, 1 TBSP of oil, followed by dry spices. Mix well, so the spices coat evenly onto the eggplant pieces.
- Pre-heat the air fryer to 370*Transfer the eggplant into the air fryer basket. Air fry eggplant at 370*F for 9 min. After 9 min, remove the basket, drizzle 1/2 TBSP of oil, and shake the basket well.
- Air fry the eggplant again at 370* F for 9 min. After 9 min, remove the basket, add 1/2 TBSP of oil, shake the basket well.
- Place the basket inside the air fryer, now depending upon the doneness of the eggplant, air fry for additional 5-7 min or until desired crispiness. I air fried for additional 7 min.
- Garnish with some fresh cilantro. Serve hot with some bread or roti, and some lentil/dal. Enjoy!!
Instructions for Convention Oven Cooking:
- Wash and pat dry eggplant, chop into long, thin pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, add chopped eggplant, 2 TBSP of oil, followed by dry spices. Mix well, so the spices coat evenly onto the eggplant pieces.
- Pre-heat the oven to 370*Spray 9*13 inch baking tray with some cooking oil. Transfer the eggplant onto a baking tray, into a single layer. Bake eggplant at 370*F for 9 min. After 9 min, remove the baking tray, now depending upon the doneness of the eggplant, bake for additional 5-7 min or until desired crispiness.
- Garnish with some fresh cilantro. Serve hot with some bread or roti, and some lentil/dal. Enjoy!!
Instructions for Stove Top Cooking:
- Wash and pat dry eggplant, chop into long, thin pieces.
- On a high heat, in a wok/kadai, add oil, when the oil is hot, add eggplant. Sprinkle some salt as you fry. Fry eggplant until light golden brown. Remove it on a paper towel, so that the excess oil is absorbed. Fry the eggplant into batches.
- Add dry spices and mix well.
- Garnish with some fresh cilantro. Serve hot with some bread or roti, and some lentil/dal. Enjoy!!
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