Air Fryer Eggplant Balls

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This recipe is for those who like eggplant with a delicious combination of cashews.

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Eggplant has always been my favorite. Moreover, now I plant it myself in my organic garden. There are many Indonesian menus with delicious eggplant ingredients. Starting from spicy stir-fried eggplants, fried eggplants, curry eggplants, and more.

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This time I will try something new with eggplant ingredients. In fact, this menu often appears on the Pinterest homepage. So, this time I will make eggplant balls which I will serve as an appetizer for iftar.

We can serve eggplant balls with sauce, or we can stir-fry them again with some of the flavors. But for this time, I chose the simple one. Just serve them with spicy sauce.

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The main ingredients used only require two types of ingredients, namely eggplants and cashews. The rest is adding corn flour, and all-purpose flour, as well as general seasoning. For cashews that will be made into crumbs, you can replace them with almonds or peanuts.

For the cooking method, I use an air fryer to avoid using oil. But you can fry eggplant balls in general if you don't have an air fryer or an oven.

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I am very happy that the first recipe I made turned out well with a delicious taste. My husband even finished these vegan eggplant balls. So, I'm excited to share the recipe with you here. Stay tuned.

THE INGREDIENTS

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the dough

  • 2 medium purple eggplants
  • 1/4 cup of cashews
  • 2 tbsp of corn starch
  • 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup of water

Seasoning

  • 5 small cloves of red onion/shallots, finely chopped
  • 3 small cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 tsp of coriander powder
  • enough chopped celery
  • (optional) results to serve

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Toast Cashews

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Use a pan without oil. Toast or roast cashews in a couple of minutes until slightly browned. Then lift.

Blend Cashews

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Prepare a food processor or a blender in general. Then, blend the roasted cashews until they turn into a crumb texture. Please pay attention not to take too long with this process because it will cause the cashews to release oil and become cashews butter apparently with peanut butter.

Prepare Eggplants

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First, we need to peel the eggplants. Then, prepare a bowl filled with water with a tablespoon of salt.

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After peeling the eggplants, cut the eggplants into cubes then add them to salted water. Soak them for at least 10 minutes.

Stir Fry Seasoning

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Wash again soaked eggplants. Then, prepare a cooking pan. Preheat a little cooking oil. Then, add chopped garlic and chopped red onion. Cook over low heat until they smell delicious.

Stir Fry Eggplants

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Add eggplants. Stir-fry for a while. Then, add salt, coriander powder, and chopped celery. Stir-fry them well.

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Add 1/4 cup of water. Then stir them until they combine well. After that, cook them for about 5 minutes. Then, remove.

Mash Stir Fried Eggplants

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After the stir-fried eggplants are removed, then transfer them into a big bowl. Mash them with a potato masher, or a fork, or a balloon whisk.

Add Flour

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I don't mix all the flour. First, I added 2 tablespoons of corn flour. Then stir them until smooth. Then, if the dough still feels soft, then I add more all-purpose flour little by little. Up to 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.

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Stir the dough again. Indeed, the dough will not look dense. But that doesn't matter because we will scoop the dough and later they will form nicely by themselves just like meatball dough in general.

Add Eggplant Balls Into Air Fryer Basket

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Prepare the air-fryer basket, then scoop the dough and add into a basket. Don't forget to leave a little space so that the eggplant balls don't stick to each other.

Roast Eggplant Balls

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Roast eggplant balls 20 minutes per side. They will golden brown nicely.

SERVING EGGPLANT BALLS

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Remove eggplant balls from the air-fryer or frying method. Then, serve eggplant balls with your favorite sauce, also basil.

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In fact, I like the new menu variations from eggplant ingredients. The savory dish which is suitable as an appetizer or just as a snack. Do you want to try these vegan eggplant balls?

Thank you for reading my blog and reblog if you want my blog this time worthy of reading by others.

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Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari

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Who is Anggrek Lestari?

Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.

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I love the way you present your food, it really attractive and looks tempting... i never thought to make eggplant like nuggets... amazing evening snacks... will gonna try for sure... thanks for the recipe...

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It looks very interesting and looks so delicious! Eggplant is my favorite too but my girls don’t like it.

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So, you need to make recipe about changing the color and shape so your girls never know if it is from eggplant 😅

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I wish I have an air fryer so I could easily fry foods like this without using too much oil...

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I really glad that my friends gave me that air fryer. Really kitchen changer 😊 I often reduce frying method with air fryer method 😊

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As usual, the dish is eye catching and beautiful ❤️ It looks like a painting.

I've never added cashews to eggplant balls; I must try this out. Thank you so much for the tip 😁

Have a great day, gorgeous @anggreklestari!

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Almond is expensive, so Cashew is new option and glad this recipe turn out great! But be sure to be careful about shaping the mixture when adding into air fryer or when frying them into oil

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This is a very healthy snack, I love eggplant you can prepare so many different dishes, this mix of flavors with cashew seems so tasty and delicious, your presentation is very attractive 😍 Thanks for sharing

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Ohhh wow!! This is wonderful and your plating and photography is top notch!

Good job dear !Lady

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Good morning dear friend @anggreklestari
Eggplant is a very special vegetable, I love its particular flavor, making eggplant balls is a wonderful idea
I loved the ingredients and the method of preparation, I appreciate that you shared in detail
The plate looks beautiful and they look exquisite.
have a happy friday

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hello @jlufer
Cashew can be good to reduce flour and since this recipe is not using egg, cashew can be perfect mixture for eggplant

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I loved the elaboration of this recipe here the seed is called merey and it is also toasted. It is a divinity. This recipe looks delicious and excellent to share. Hugs

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Glad you have same thing and maybe one day you can try to make similar combination like mine 😊

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I'm not a fan of eggplant but I love cashews. I guess they are not as expensive in your country as they are in ours. One of the most valuable snacks in our country lol.

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In my city, cashew is expensive 😅 but cheaper than almond. But decant to make new snacks 😊

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This recipe is so appetizing. The mashed cashew is something so unique. What a delicious taste flavor. Thanks for sharing beautiful 😻

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mashed cashews inspired from almond flour but yeah we can not mix them too so much because it will turn out cashew butter 😅

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Its really appetizing and healthy. Enjoy your weekend ❤️.

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The best thing is that you tell us all the things inside the post and it becomes much easier for those who have to make this recipe at home.

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I'm not so into eggplants, but this recipe looks very nice.

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My husband is same like you. But when I am not telling him if those balls from eggplants, he never knew and he can finished them all 😅

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cashew makes it very crunchy while eggplant will make the texture very soft. quite a good combination!

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I love the colors. Inviting and it looks yummy. Plus it is healthy.

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Today I came to know that we can also use eggplant such a tasty way 😍🤤

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