Chilli Garlic and Lime Mogo
Mogo or cassava is flavoured with red chilli powder, garlic and lime juice and air-fried to perfection. The result is crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy in the middle mogo that soothes my love for East-African Indian food. Mogo is boiled in flavoured water before it is tossed in a finger licking chilli, garlic and lime oil and air-fried. Maximum flavour for maximum results!
What is an Airfryer?
An air fryer is a countertop electric kitchen appliance that cooks food by circulating hot air around it at high speed, which produces crispy food in a fraction of the time it would take in a regular oven. Food cooked in an air fryer is healthy because you only need a small amount of oil without compromising on its taste. The best part is that air fried food gets crispy mirroring the effects of deep frying!
As soon we owned an air fryer this recipe was one of the first on the menu! I absolutely love mogo recipes and these are some of my favourites:
Masala Mogo / Cassava
Farali Mogo / Cassava Vada
Farali Mogo / Cassava and Peanut Bhaji-stir fry
Tandoori Mogo / Cassava
Usually, mogo chips (a thicker version of fries) are prepared by deep frying plain boiled cassava chips. The crispy chips are then served hot with tamarind chutney or with a sprinkle of red chilli powder and salt.
These mogo chips are a huge air fryer win. An excellent balance of spicy and tangy flavours, these nice crispy chips get a nice flavour from garlic, chilli and lime. They make a deliciously healthy snack anytime. And the best part, no one in the house could tell these were air fried!
Whip up these delicious cassava chips/fries in your air fryer. Making mogo chips in the air fryer is far better healthier than deep frying, less fat and calories, without sacrificing taste.
Make sure you make plenty as you’ll see vanishing them so quickly!
Chilli Garlic Mogo Chips Ingredients
Mogo – mogo is also known as cassava or yuca. It is available in fresh and frozen forms. I have used frozen mogo because it is already prepared into chips or chunks. Chilli – you will need red chilli powder and chilli flakes. If you only have one or the other then that is fine Garlic – I have used garlic powder which are much simpler to work You can also use garlic granules. You could use pounded fresh garlic. Lime – you need the zest and juice of a lime. Use lemon as an alternative Oil – oil is needed when boiling the mogo and also for air frying. I have used olive oil Turmeric powder – (optional) to give a yellow hue to the mogo.
How to make Garlic Lime and Chilli Mogo without frying
Fill the big pan with water, add turmeric powder, salt, oil, garlic powder and lime juice. Bring it to boil, add mogo chips ( I used frozen ) Boil the chips until tender. Discard the water and let the chips cool for 10-12 minutes. If chips are too big cut them into smaller and thinner. Stir together a teaspoon of oil, red chilli powder, dried red chilli flakes, garlic powder, lime zest and juice and salt. Mix everything, add boiled mogo chips and combine everything, make sure all the chips are coated with the masala mix. Preheat the air fryer at 205C for 5 minutes. Place mogo chips in a single layer in the basket and cook 205C for 12 minutes. Shake chips over halfway through cooking. If you do not own an air-fryer, you can bake the mogo instead. Bake in the centre of a preheated oven at 200C for 15 minutes.
