Air fryer carrots and potatoes is a delicious and yummy healthy side dish. You can make it if you use a pan but you need to monitor it while it's on your stove. Hence, making it in an air fryer optimizes your time. You can use it for many other things other than making wedges and reheating fries. Easy air fryer recipes are perfect for busy weeknights.
This simple recipe can be easily customized to suit different taste. Add different seasonings like Cajun, 5 spice, Italian seasoning or Moroccan spice or an extra teaspoon black pepper to give it a new twist each time. It tranforms into a delicious side dish for the whole family each time. You can also add more root vegetables to the basic ingredients like parsnips, beets or turnips. Add other vegetables like green beans, okra and drizzle some lemon juice on top. Air fryers reduce oil usage in food and makes it low fat. Contrary to what some people think, it still keeps food tasty and delish.
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Is it healthy to cook vegetables in an air fryer?
When you use an air fryer to cook vegetables, it is a healthier alternative to traditional cooking method when cooked at temperature around 150-180C. This reduces the need for adding more oil. Thus, overall, the dish has low fat content. I love making stuffed bell peppers & mini peppers in air fryer. Whether it is broccoli and whole cauliflowers or southern style okra. Everything is delish!
It is also a time-saving method as it stops on its own, when the cook completes. Hence, there is no need to stand for 20 minutes in the kitchen while you cook a dish. Go on and do something you like, meanwhile or just add another dish to the menu, if you love to cook. This holds good for any diet you follow, whether you want to use it for air fryer chicken or just bake cookies and cakes in it.
Air fryer roasted carrots and potatoes is a simple and yum recipe. You can incorporate more vegetables into your diet as a quick and healthy side dish, even if you love meat based main course. This helps you add some fiber. With the help of an air fryer, you can make food in a matter of minutes. It is sure to be a hit at any meal as a combination whether it is a veg chickpea korma curry or a meatball recipe.
Ingredients
- potatoes ,medium in size
- carrots, medium in size
- extra virgin olive oil
- Seasoning (garlic powder, paprika, oregano, salt)
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air fryer roasted potatoes and carrots recipe
Equipment
- Air fryer
- Mixing bowl
- knife
Ingredients
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 medium carrots
- 3 tablespoon oil
- seasoning mix of garlic powder,oregano,salt and red pepper (1 teaspoon each of them)
Instructions
- Peel and chop the potatoes in cubes. Soak them in cold water for 30 minutes in a large bowl .Drain the water from the potatoes and carrots.Toss them with 2 tablespoon oil (no ,salt/seasoning now)
- Preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C | 375 F for 5 mins. Place them in the tray in the preheated air fryer. Air fry them at 190 deg C | 375 F for 10 mins, stirring once/twice in between using a spatula.
- Toss the carrot pieces in oil
- Add the semi cooked potatoes in the carrot pieces. Toss salt & pepper or any seasoning in 1 tbsp. oil.
- Continue to cook at 190C | 375 F for 8-10 minutes .Serve warm.
How to make potatoes and carrots in air fryer ?
To make air fryer carrots and potatoes, start by washing and cutting the vegetables into evenly sized pieces. Then, place them in a single layer in the air fryer basket and lightly coat them with olive oil or cooking spray. Season with saltm If you want different flavors, later use any other desired seasonings such as rosemary or fresh thyme.
- Peel and chop the potatoes in cubes. Soak them in cold water for 30 minutes in a large bowl .Drain the water from the potatoes and carrots.Toss them with 2 tablespoon oil (no ,salt/seasoning now)
2. Preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C | 375 F for 5 mins. Place them in the tray in the preheated air fryer. Air fry them at 190 deg C | 375 F for 10 mins, stirring once/twice in between using a spatula.
3. Toss the carrot pieces with little oil
4. Toss the cooked potatoes with carrot pieces
5. Toss salt & pepper or any seasoning with potatoes and carrots.Continue to cook in the air fryer at 190C|375F for 8-9 minutes.
6. Serve warm.
Top tip
Mash these to make a yummy filling for sandwiches.
Variation
Add any seasoning as per you taste. Peri -peri , garam masala, curry powder or cajun. You can even make a variation like air fryer roasted potatoes and onions. Potatoes celery carrots onions or roasted potatoes carrots onions and mushrooms
Substitution
You can substitute potatoes with sweet potatoes. I have even used baby potatoes for recipes if we didn't have Russet at home. The cook time may wary if you have used different type of potato. This will be slightly sweetish. You can also make this crispy air fried potatoes carrots by using baby carrots and baby potatoes instead of regular carrots and potatoes. You can also make this recipe with air fryer frozen carrots potatoes.
Storage
Store them in refrigerator in 3-4 days in an airtight container. Air fry for 2 -3 mins before you serve. You can freeze leftover air fryer potatoes and carrots in a freezer-safe container. Just air fry them again before you serve.
FAQs
Why do my roast potatoes go soggy?
If water content is more, they can go soggy if not properly cooked. Red, white and yellow potatoes have more water content than russet.
Why soak potatoes before air frying?
It will help them be more crispy when cooked as it draws out starch from them
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Conclusion: Simple ingredients can be a perfect side dish with very little oil and minimal effort when using an air fryer like ninja foodi or any other model.
Hope you will enjoy making this recipe in your kitchen too! Do let us know how it turned out 🙂
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