
Air Fryer Ricotta Balls
COURSE:
Snack, Starter
Air Fryer Ricotta Balls
@Sandhyaskitchen
Air Fryer Ricotta Balls
@Sandhyaskitchen
Product:
Vortex Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 250 g Ricotta Cheese
- 3 Tbsp Plain Flour
- ¼ Cup Basil Leaves
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tsp Italian Seasoning
- ¼ Tsp Salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add ricotta cheese, flour, egg yolk, basil leaves, salt & pepper. Stir to combine the mixture.
- With wet hands, divide the ricotta mixture into 12 portions and shape into balls. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix the bread crumbs, olive oil, ¼ tsp salt and Italian seasoning.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg white and set it aside.
- Pick one ricotta ball at time and coat it with egg white, followed by breadcrumbs mixture. Repeat this process for the remaining balls.
- Arrange the ricotta balls in the air fryer basket.
- Select the AIRFRY programme and set the Temperature to 180 C and Time to 12 minutes. Press Start.
- Halfway through, turn the balls around. Air fry the ricotta balls until light golden and crispy.
- Serve ricotta balls with a marinara sauce or serve on top of spaghetti with tomato & basil sauce.