Air Fried Gluten Free Crackers: Made with Lupin flour and Lentils
Crunchy, savory, vegan, Gluten Free Crackersrecipe that only takes a few ingredients and easy to make in air-fryer.
Servings: 16 1 oz.
Calories: 97kcal
Ingredients
Protein/Pantry
- 120 g Red lentil Dhuli Masoor - Dry : ½ cup dry/ 4.2 oz
- 100 g Lupin Flour 1 cup/ 3.5 oz
- 25 g Gluten Free Baking Flour 3 Tablespoon/ 0.8 oz.
- 2 tablespoon Sesame Seeds Til
- 2 tablespoon Hemp Seeds Bhang ke Beej
Oil & Spices
- 6 tablespoon Oil Avocado Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds Jeera
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes Kuti Lal Mirch
- 2 tablespoon Dry Fenugreek Leaves Kasuri Methi
- 1 teaspoon Salt Namak
Produce
- 70 g Onion Shallots or Pyaaz: ½ cup/ ½ of small size/ 2.4 oz
Instructions
- Rinse lentils 3-4 times with tap water or until water runs clear, then soak rinsed lentils atleast for an hour in warm water.
- After an hour drain soaked lentils well using colander and transfer rinsed, soaked and drained lentils to blender jar.
- Add specified quantity of oil and just enough water to facilitate the blending. TIP: Add water in small increment to avoid end up with more than required water in blended lentils.
- Transfer blended lentil to a wide bowl and all rest of the ingredients, lupin flour, Gluten free baking flour, chopped onions, dry fenugreek leaves, sesame seeds, hemp hearts, cumin seeds, red chili flakes and salt.
- Knead all ingredients together in a dough with hand into a semi-sticky dough that’s moldable with your hands and not crumbly. TIP: Dough mixture is going to be sticky so oil well your hands.
- Cover and rest the dough for minimum of 30 minutes either with clean kitchen towel or cling wrap.
- After resting the dough divide into three or four equal parts using bench scraper or a big knife.
- Take one part, make a ball and roll into a ¼ inch thick dough sheet with a rolling pin. While working keep the remaining dough parts covered to avoid drying them out.
- Use a knife, a pastry cutter, or a small cookie cutter to cut the dough approximately into 1.5 inch squares or in your desired shape.
- Use a spatula and carefully transfer the crackers to air fryer basket or on a cookie sheet if baking. Ensure that the pieces aren’t touching or too crowded. This will help them evenly cooked.
- Air fry @ 325oF for 7 minutes first side and after flipping another 4-5 minutes more or until slightly start getting brown from edges. Keep a close eye after flipping the crackers be careful not to burn all the hard work.
- Remove from air fryer and let the crackers cool down.
- Repeat the process with remaining parts of dough as well.
- Enjoy immediately or store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 weeks.
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Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg