Air fryer recipes
A growing library of tested air fryer recipes — chicken wings, chips, family dinners, quick snacks and desserts.
Safety reminder: cooking times vary between appliances — always confirm food has reached a safe internal temperature.
Crunchy Yuca Chips
Boil-then-fry yuca for chips that are fluffier and crunchier than potato.
Crispy Potato and Pea Samosas
Air fried samosas using shop-bought pastry: less oil, same shatter.
Classic Air Fryer Sausage Rolls
Party sausage rolls with properly puffed, flaky pastry and no soggy base.
Frozen Spring Rolls, Done Properly
The reference method for frozen spring rolls: no thawing, one spray, one shake.
Italian Stuffed Capsicums
Capsicums roast beautifully in an air fryer: soft flesh, charred shoulders, and a savoury rice and herb filling.
Sumac and Garlic Potatoes
Crushed potatoes with craggy edges, finished with lemony sumac.
Tandoori-Style Chicken Thighs
Yoghurt-marinated chicken with charred edges, close to tandoor colour thanks to high heat and a light oil spray.
Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla)
Bouncy, curry-scented fish cakes that hold together beautifully in a lined basket.
Thai Roasted Chilli Peanuts
Ten minutes for a bar snack that beats anything in a packet.
Thai Vegetable Spring Rolls
Glass noodle and vegetable rolls that crisp in the basket with only a spray of oil.
Panko Pork Tonkatsu
Panko crumbed pork with an even golden shell — spray the crumb before it goes in, not after.
Twice-Cooked Tostones
Green plantain, smashed and re-crisped — salty, starchy and addictive.
Crispy Tteokbokki Bites
Rice cakes go chewy inside and blistered outside, then get coated in a quick spicy sauce.
Air Fryer Arancini with Mozzarella
Leftover risotto turns into golden, molten-centred arancini with a fraction of the oil. Crumb them well and give them a proper spray — that's the whole trick.
Crisp-Skin Barramundi
Twelve minutes to a restaurant-standard fillet with shatteringly crisp skin.
Beef Empanadas
Flaky, egg-washed empanadas in 15 minutes, no deep fryer and no oven preheat.
Char Siu Pork
Sticky, lacquered pork with proper burnt edges. Glaze in layers, not all at once.
Chicken Karaage
Marinated thigh in potato starch: crackly, craggy and juicy with a fraction of the oil.
Air Fryer Chicken Parmigiana
A pub classic done in a basket: crisp crumb underneath, bubbling cheese on top, no shallow-frying pan to scrub.
Chicken Satay Skewers
Turmeric-marinated chicken with charred edges and a proper peanut sauce.
Crunchy Chicken Taquitos
Tightly rolled tortillas go shatteringly crisp in an air fryer — no oil bath, no soggy seam.
Chimichurri Steak
A hard, fast cook plus a rested chimichurri does the work of a grill.
Chipotle Lime Wings
A dry brine plus a two-stage cook gives wings that snap, then get tossed in smoky chipotle butter.
Cinnamon Sugar Churros
Piped choux-style churros that puff and crisp in the basket, then get rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Crispy Cornflour Tofu
Pressed tofu with a cornflour shell that holds up to any sauce you throw at it.
Elote-Style Street Corn
Charred corn, lime, chilli and cheese. The air fryer does the char; you do the loading.
Crisp Air Fryer Falafel
Soaked chickpeas (never tinned) give falafel that stay fluffy inside and crackle outside with just a spray of oil.
Two-Ingredient Charred Flatbread
Yoghurt flatbreads blister in minutes and are ideal alongside kofta or falafel.
Crisp-Edged Focaccia Wedges
Bakery-style focaccia edges without heating the oven. Best in an oven-style air fryer, but a round tin works in a basket model.
Gochujang Glazed Wings
Double-cooked wings tossed in a sweet, savoury gochujang glaze — the closest a basket gets to Korean fried chicken.
Lemon Greek Potatoes
Wedges that are lemony and soft inside with crisp, browned edges.
Crisp-Bottom Gyoza
Frozen gyoza straight from the freezer, brushed with sesame oil for a crackly base.
Halloumi Fries with Honey
Crunchy outside, squeaky inside, drizzled with hot honey.
Korean Corn Cheese
A bubbling, sweet-savoury side that takes eight minutes in a small tin.
Double-Crisp Korean Fried Chicken
A two-stage cook mimics the double fry: dry first, then hot and hard.
Spiced Lamb Kofta
Skewered kofta cook fast and stay juicy, with charred edges from the fan.
Air Fryer Lamington Bites
Small sponge squares baked in a tin, then dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut.
Lemon Oregano Chicken
Greek-style chicken with lemon, garlic and oregano; the fan crisps the skin while the flesh stays juicy.
Aussie Meat Pies
Individual pies with crisp bases, cooked in foil tins inside the basket.
Miso Glazed Salmon
A ten-minute weeknight fillet with a caramelised miso lacquer.
Onion Pakora
Lacy, crunchy pakora with a fraction of the oil — spray them twice for the best colour.
Paneer Tikka Skewers
Firm paneer and capsicum take on colour fast — a 12 minute vegetarian centrepiece.
Roasted Capsicum and Eggplant
Slow, low roasting gives silky eggplant and sweet, collapsing capsicum.
Salt and Pepper Squid
Cornflour-dusted squid crisps in minutes; the aromatics go in at the end so they don't scorch.
The Perfect Air Fryer Chips
Fluffy inside, crackly outside — the technique matters more than the potato.
Everyday Roast Vegetables
A weeknight sheet-pan-style dinner without heating the whole oven.
12-Minute Crispy-Skin Salmon
Restaurant-style crackling skin with almost no clean-up.
Juicy Herb Chicken Breast
A weeknight staple that stays properly juicy.
Pork Belly with Perfect Crackling
The air fryer's dry heat gives outstanding crackling in half the time.
Gourmet Sausages Two Ways
A no-splatter alternative to pan frying.
Air Fryer Garlic Bread
Golden and buttery in eight minutes flat.
The Best Frozen Foods (One Reference Card)
Times and temps for the frozen staples you actually cook.
Healthy Roast Chickpea Buddha Bowl
A crunchy, plant-forward dinner in 20 minutes.
Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
A restaurant-worthy dessert straight from the drawer.
Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
A vegetarian party plate that even meat-eaters demolish.
Sticky Honey Soy Chicken Wings
Golden, sticky wings in under 25 minutes — a genuine family favourite that beats deep frying every time.