eggplant fries in air fryer(no breading)
This Air fryer eggplant recipe will help you make all of your favorite deep-fried eggplant dishes healthier. You’ll be using less than a tablespoon of oil to make the air fryer eggplant fries that are crispy and full of flavor.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 18 min
- Yield
- 15 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- Ingredients to make eggplant fries
- 250 g eggplant fries(this could be about 5 medium-sized eggplant/brinjals)
- Salt to season
- 1/2 a teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder(add 1/2 a teaspoon more to spice it up
- 2 tsp oil to be used as needed
Instructions
- 1
Slice the head of the eggplant, cut them in half, and then slice the half into thick fries.
- 2
Place them in a bowl and immediately season with salt, followed by turmeric(1/2 tsp), and red chilli powder(1 tsp, add 1/2 a teaspoon if you want them to be spicier.
- 3
Add 1/2 teaspoon of oil, and toss to combine all the ingredients with the eggplant/brinjal fries.
- 4
Preheat the air fryer to 160F for 5 minutes.
- 5
Place the seasoned eggplant fries on a single layer and avoid stacking them over each other.
- 6
Air fry for 10 minutes.
- 7
Remove and shake the air fryer basket to flip the eggplant fries, and brush some oil.
- 8
And air fry for another 5 minutes.
- 9
Use as needed to make all of the Sri Lankan dishes mentioned above or in a salad.