Navratri snack ideas: Delicious air fryer recipes for guilt-free festive treats

Navratri is a time for reflection, celebration and of course, indulgent festive treats. This year, upgrade your snack game with air-fried, vrat-friendly options that are both light and wholesome. Whether you're fasting or simply aiming to eat cleaner, these snacks satisfy your cravings without derailing your wellness goals.

Air-Fried Banana Chips: Chop raw bananas into thin slices, drizzle with coconut oil or ghee, add sendha namak, and air fry until crisp and crunchy.

Air-Fried Sweet Potato Fries: Begin the festival on a crispy note with Blue Tribe Foods' Sweet Potato Fries. Simply toss them in a small amount of sendha namak (rock salt) and some cold-pressed oil or ghee. Air-fry until golden brown and crispy.

Kuttu Flour Crackers: Prepare a plain dough from buckwheat (kuttu) flour, sendha namak, carom seeds (ajwain), and a little water. Roll thin, cut into small crackers, and air fry until crispy.

Makhana (Foxnut) Chaat: Air fry makhana in a touch of ghee until they turn crispy. After cooling, combine with diced boiled potatoes, cucumber, curd, and mint chutney for a light and festive fasting chaat.

Sabudana & Peanut Tikkis: Mix soaked sago pearls with mashed potatoes, crushed roasted peanuts, and light spices. Form into patties and air fry until perfectly golden.

Tandoori Soya Chaap Bites: Cut Blue Tribe's ready-to-eat tandoori soya chaap into bite-sized pieces, brush with a thin layer of ghee, and put in the air fryer. Offer with a coriander-mint chutney or a zesty vrat-approved dip.