Green Banana Chips (Air Fried)

4 standard portions

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Ingredients

• 4 cups water ((946ml))
• 1 tsp curry powder
• ½ tsp pink salt
• 4 green bananas
• 1½ tbsp olive oil (or coconut oil)
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• ¼ tsp chilli powder (optional)
• ½ tsp pink salt
• additional pink salt to taste, after air frying

Method

1. In a medium sized bowl, pour in the water and mix together with the curry powder and pink salt.
2. Set the bowl of water aside.
3. Meanwhile, cut off both ends of the green banana and discard.
4. Use a paring knife and gloves (green banana can be sticky and stain) to cut away the peel lengthways, being careful not to slice deep into the flesh and discard the peel.
5. Immediately transfer each finger of banana into the bowl of water (the skin may have dark spots, which is normal) and leave to soak for 20 minutes (this is an important step to remove the starch and yield crispiness)
6. Drain the banana using a colander and rinse them off.
7. Blot the bananas thoroughly with some kitchen paper.
8. Use a mandolin slicer (my preferred choice) or the flat side of a box grater to slice each banana into very thin chips.
9. Mix together the olive oil, curry powder, paprika, chill (if you are using) and pink salt in a medium sized bowl.
10. Add the green banana chips and use your hands to toss and thoroughly coat them in the oil.
11. Preheat the air fryer.
12. Line your fryer basket with a paper liner (this is optional).
13. Place the green banana in the air fryer basket and arrange in a single layer with some of the chips overlapping.
14. Air fry at 356F/180C for 15 minutes.
15. After the first 5 minutes flip the chips over.
16. Continue to air fry the chips, checking and flipping them every few minutes until they are done (remove any individual chips that are ready).
17. Once done, sprinkle with additional pink salt, if needed.
18. Allow to cool and serve accordingly.