This air fryer curry is delicious. The easiest ever curry in air fryer and made with sweet potatoes, chickpeas, spinach, and a creamy tikka masala sauce.
If you love a curry, and want an easy one to make first, then this air fryer curry recipe is for you.

Curry Air Fryer
OMG curry air fryer you say????
I grew up on the English national dish as chicken tikka masala was my Dadโs favourite. The famous chicken curry was always served with a warm naan bread and usually involved either chips or rice (or both) and I still love it to this day.
But how about curry in air fryer?
You can saute in the meat or veggies in the air fryer basket like you would make a curry in the pan. Then add the sauce ingredients, let it finish off and you have a delicious curry.
You can also mix and match your air fryer curry. So instead of what they call the lame tikka masala you can swap for madras, korma, red thai, or another favourite of yours. You could also just add a jar of curry sauce to save any real prep โ the choice is yours because it is your curry in the air fryer.
Air Fryer Easy Everyday
Air Fryer Easy Everyday is new for 2024, following on from our first air fryer cookbook. Our first cookbook sold over 100,000 copies worldwide is still selling well and has changed the way people use the air fryer.
In this newer air fryer cookbook (which is perfect for beginners) we have two curry recipes. One which is based on this one and sits in our vegetarian and vegan chapter, and also a chicken curry that sits in our dinners chapter. Plus, you will love our quick naan breads.
Read more about Air Fryer Easy Everyday here.
Can You Cook Curry In An Air Fryer?
Yes, you can cook curry in an air fryer and its delicious.
Air fryer curry works in a similar way to when you are cooking curry in a pan on the stovetop.
You sautรฉ first your add ins, then add the curry sauce, then simmer.
Of course, with an air fryer curry you donโt have to stand over it and just need to return to the kitchen when the air fryer beeps.
Can You Cook Curry In Ninja Air Fryer?
Yes, you can also cook curry in Ninja Air Fryer and its even better, than in a standard air fryer basket.
That is because, you can remove the crisper plate and then transform your Ninja Air Fryer into a pan and then cook the curry sauce directly in the bottom, it becomes very efficient that way.
Can You Freeze Chickpea Curry?
Yes, you can freeze chickpea curry. I like to make my air fryer curry, let it cool down, which normally means having it for dinner, then assessing the leftovers.
Then transferring the leftover curry to freezer containers, labelling, and sealing and then placing in the freezer for another day.
Air Fryer Vegan Curry
This air fryer curry is vegan as is. This wasnโt intended to be, just that I love making a curry out of pantry staples. You can keep it vegan or add in other ingredients as you see fit. In Air Fryer Easy Everyday Cookbook we have it as a vegan recipe too โ though in the book the naan bread we serve with it is vegetarian.
Curry Air Fryer Ingredients

Dry โ We split our air fryer curry recipe ingredients into wet and dry. You air fry the dry ingredients first before adding the wet. For dry we used sweet potato, and drained chickpeas.
Wet โ Then for wet ingredients we had coconut milk, passata, thawed spinach, curry paste, ginger paste and then seasonings.
Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?
I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.
How To Cook Curry In Air Fryer?

- Dry. Starting with the dry ingredients. Add cubed sweet potato and olive oil and seasonings are air fry. Add in chickpeas and continue air frying until the sweet potatoes are to your liking.
- Wet. Whilst the air fryer is cooking the sweet potato and chickpeas, squeeze the extra moisture from the spinach, add all the sauce ingredients and mix well.
- Combine. When the air fryer is done, combine everything and then pour into a container, or use the bottom of the Ninja Dual.
- Cook. Finish by air frying until the sauce has reduced and you have a creamy and yummy air fryer curry recipe.
Curry Ninja Air Fryer
Ever since getting a Ninja Dual air fryer I have been obsessed with it. But the biggest admiration, is the ability to remove the crisper plate and then cook directly in the bottom.
We have done this for this curry in the air fryer and you can too. Or if you donโt have a Ninja Dual, you can place a silicone container into the air fryer at the point of when the sauce ingredients are added.
Listen To Air Fryer Curry

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Air Fryer Curry
Ingredients
- 2 Medium Sweet Potatoes
- 400 g Chickpeas
- 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Dried Coriander/Cilantro
- ยผ Tsp Mild Curry Powder
- ยผ Tsp Ground Turmeric
- 1 ยผ Tsp Garam Masala
- Salt & Pepper
For The Curry Sauce
- 4 Frozen Spinach Blocks
- 400 g Coconut Milk
- 240 ml Passata
- 4 Tsp Tikka Paste
- 2 Tsp Ginger Puree
- 2 Tsp Dried Coriander/Cilantro
- 1 Tsp Ground Cumin
Kitchen Gadgets
Instructions
- Peel and dice the sweet potato into small cubes. Place into a mixing bowl with a teaspoon of coriander, a generous seasoning of salt and pepper and the olive oil.
- Mix well with your hands and place in the air fryer and spread out for an even cook. Air fry, the sweet potatoes for 20 minutes at 180c/360f or until fork tender.
- Add the chickpeas and ยผ tsp of garam masala. Shake the air fryer or mix with a spatula for an even coating. Air fry for another 5 minutes at the same temperature.
- In the meantime, prepare your sauce ingredients. Microwave the spinach for 3 minutes on full power if not thawed already, then use your hands to squeeze out the excess moisture.
- Add all the sauce ingredients with the chickpeas and sweet potatoes into a container, or directly in the bottom of the Ninja Dual and mix well.
- Air fry the curry for 10 minutes at 180c/360f or until piping hot and reduced.
- When it is ready it will have a curry colour to it and the sweet potato will be a little crispy on touch.
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What a great way to do a curry. I never thought about using chickpeas as i have never tried them but i actually liked them and i love curry and they rest of the clan enjoyed it as well.
Love a chickpea curry and this was one of the best i have tried.
Thank you for this recipe. I love chickpeas and do your recipe for them in the air fryer all the time, this was delicious and will be doing it again but only for me as i am the only one that likes it ๐