Air fryer recipe · Snacks
Air-Fryer Crispy Corn
Sweet corn kernels turned shatteringly crisp and tossed with a tangy spice dust.
- 18 minTotal time
- 200°CAir fryer
- 4Serves
- VegetarianDiet
Nutrition per serving
- 95kcal
- 2.2 gprotein
- 17.0 gcarbs
- 2.2 gfat
- 2.8 gfibre
Per serving, about 4 servings. Figures are estimates from standard ingredient databases, not medical, dietetic, or nutritional advice.
Ingredients
- Boiled sweet corn kernels2 cups
- Cornflour3 tbsp
- Red chilli powder1 tsp
- Chaat masala1 tsp
- Oil sprayas needed
Method
Dry the kernels
Pat the boiled corn very dry with a kitchen towel until no surface moisture is left. Damp kernels only steam and go soft, so spend an extra minute drying them, as this is the single biggest step towards truly crisp corn.
Coat in cornflour
Toss the dry kernels with cornflour until each one wears a thin, powdery jacket. Tip them into a sieve and shake off the loose excess, otherwise the spare flour floats about and burns inside the basket.
Season and spray
Mist the coated corn well with oil so the cornflour can blister into a crackly crust. Hold back the chilli powder and chaat masala for the very end, as spices added now would only scorch and taste bitter.
Air-fry until crackling
Spread the corn in a single layer and air-fry at 200C for 14 min, shaking the basket twice so every kernel browns evenly. The moment it comes out golden and crackly, toss it with the chilli powder and chaat masala.
