air fried baby potatoes are a thing of joy. Whether it is your favorite movie or your Super bowl. IPL or Ashes. You will never find anyone who doesn't like crispy air fried baby potatoes. Nothing better than crisp potatoes and some lemon soda. Learn this easy recipe here. Airfryer has made my snacks easy. I tried to make these crispy potatoes in oven too earlier but performance of air fryer is much better.
They are a divine party recipe.Picky eaters also love them. Add a different seasoning and find your favorite flavor. I love potatoes with skin. Whether its wedges or potato skins. It has a different texture once you keep the skin on. After all, one needs to be comfy in their skin.There are other recipes that you can make with potato in the airfryer such as air fryer Potato skins , air fryer Potato chips , air fryer smashed potatoes or air fryer potato cheese balls. You may also use the air fryer to cook frozen snacks such as pizza pockets,spring rolls,frozen pizza,frozen samosa or reheat leftover fries and leftover pizza in the airfryer.
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Equipment
- Air fryer
- Mixing bowl
- Knife
Ingredients
- Baby potatoes (Refer below for the variety of potatoes)
- 3 tbsp oil
- Seasoning,Salt,pepper
Which variety of potato do I choose ?
Choosing the correct variety of potato is the most important step in this recipe.The varieties that work well include the following.
- Russet
- Yukon Gold
- Kind Edward
- Royal Dutch cream
- Royal blue / Purple
Depending on where you live, you will find one vareity or other.) I have tried with Russet,King edward,Dutch cream,Royal blue and all of them were good .The best result was with Russet and Kind edward potatoes.
How to make crispy baby potato in air fryer ?
Refer to the below steps to cook these mini potatoes in air fryer.
- Wash and cut the potatoes in 2 pieces.Toss the fries with 2 tablespoon oil (no ,salt/seasoning now)
- Preheat the air fryer at 200 deg C/390F for 10 mins. Place them in the tray in a single layer in the preheated air fryer. Air fry the baby potatoes at 200 deg C/390F for 10 mins, stirring once/twice in between.
- Air fry baby potatoes at 200 deg C/390F for 10 mins, stirring once/twice in between
- Toss seasoning/fresh parsley in oil,salt and pepper.
- Toss the potatoes in it.
- Continue to cook at 200C/390F for 8 minutes .
- Cook at 210C/410F for the next 3-4 minutes to get them extra crispy.You will need to adjust the cook time for few minutes depending on the the size of your potatoes
- Serve them instantly else they will turn a bit soft and loose the crispness.
Variation
Add any seasoning as per you taste. Peri -peri , garam masala, curry powder or cajun to your air fryer roasted mini potatoes. Different flavours make different potato air fryer recipes for picky eaters.
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Storage
Store them in refrigerator in 3-4 days. Air fry for 2 mins before you serve.
Top tip
Always preheat the air fryer before you cook your snacks in it.
baby potatoes air fryer recipe |Air fryer baby potato recipe
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- knife
Ingredients
- ½ kg baby potatoes
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon seasoning
- Salt and pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Wash and cut the potatoes in 2 pieces.Toss the fries with 2 tablespoon oil (no ,salt/seasoning now)
- Preheat the air fryer at 200 deg C/390F for 10 mins. Place them in the tray in a single layer in the preheated air fryer.
- Air fry the baby potatoes at 200 deg C/390F for 10 mins, stirring once/twice in between
- Toss seasoning/fresh parsley in oil,salt and pepper.
- Toss the potatoes in it.
- Continue to cook at 200C/390F for 8 minutes .
- Cook at 210C/410F for the next 3-4 minutes to get them extra crispy.You will need to adjust the cook time for few minutes depending on the the size of your potatoes.
Notes
FAQs
In my pre heated air fryer, I cook them for close to 25 minutes.
Hope you will enjoy making this crispy baby potatoes in air fryer in your kitchen too! Do let us know how it turned out 🙂
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