serves
8
prep
20 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
8
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 567 g tin peeled new potatoes
- 3 tsp curry powder
- 4 tsp + 3 tsp (5 UK tbsp) chickpea flour (gram flour)
- 1 small red onion
- 1 fresh green chilli
- ½ bunch coriander (15 g)
- 2 140 g fillets of boneless smoked haddock, from sustainable sources
- Olive oil
- ½ bunch mint (15 g)
- 100 g natural yoghurt
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Drain the potatoes, pat dry with kitchen paper, then crush in a large bowl with the curry powder and gram flour. Adding to the bowl as you go, peel and finely dice the onion, finely slice the chilli, finely chop most of the coriander, stalks and all, reserving a few nice leaves, and finely dice the haddock.
- Season with sea salt and black pepper, mix together well, then use clean wet hands to divide and shape into 16 even-sized balls. Evenly space the pakoras in the air-fryer drawer, working in batches if needed, spritz well with olive oil, then cook for 15 minutes at 200ºC, or until golden and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, pick most of the mint leaves into a pestle and mortar, reserving a few baby ones, and pound into a paste with a pinch of salt. Muddle in the yoghurt and a good squeeze of lemon juice, and season to perfection. Decant into a small dipping bowl.
- Sprinkle the reserved herb leaves over the pakoras, then serve with lemon wedges, and the minty yoghurt dip, for dunking.
Nutrition (per serve)
Energy: 133 kcal; Protein: 13.3 g; Carbohydrate: 15.8 g (Sugars 2 g; Fat: 1.8 g (Saturated fat: 0.4 g); Fibre: 1.8 g; Salt 1g.
Recipe and image from published by Penguin Michael Joseph © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2025 Easy Air Fryer). Recipe photography: © David Loftus, 2025.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.