Air fryer Potatoes and Carrots
Description
The recipe is as simple as cutting potatoes and carrots into similar sized pieces, applying some spices on them and air frying. You can skip the oil if you wish to.
Ingredients
- 8 oz. potatoes or 225 gm.
- 8 oz carrots or 225 gm.
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- ½ tsp. onion flakes
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. paprika or cayenne
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. salt or to taste
- 1 tsp. cilantro chopped
Directions
- Cut your potatoes and carrots in similar shapes. It does not have to be perfect but close to each other for even cooking.
- I leave the skin on the potatoes on so that they crisp up nicely.
- I have seen that cooking at 180C or 360F gives a nice caramelisation without charring the vegetables.
- I have peeled the carrots here.
- After cutting them in similar shape, toss them in olive oil with the seasonings mentioned along with lemon juice.
- If you prefer zero oil, then skip the oil in the recipe. Lemon juice or aquafaba in place of oil helps the spices to adhere to potatoes and carrots.
- You can vary the spices depending upon your individual taste.
- Preheat air fryer at 180C or 360F for 5 minutes.
- Brush air fryer basket with oil and lay the tossed potatoes and carrots in air fryer basket.
- I do my entire 1 lb. at one go.
- Close air fryer basket. Air fry at 180C or 360F for about 10 minutes. Shake the basket once or twice during the air frying cycle.
- Your potatoes and carrots should have brown edges and will look wrinkly.
- You can pick one and eat. They should be cooked and fluffy inside but not mushy.
- If you want them crispier, you can increase the temperature to 390F or 200C and air fry for two more minutes.
- Your potatoes and carrots in air fryer are done. Take them out and garnish with some chopped cilantro and serve hot.
