Crispy Tater Tots | Crispy Potato Bites
Traditional tater tots or crispy potato bites are perfect tea-time snack and also kids friendly finger food.
Servings: 2
Calories: 160kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 potatoes
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- salt to taste
- oil for deep frying
- water to boil potatoes
- 1/4 cup refined flour
- 1 tsp corn starch
Instructions
- Boil potatoes for 3 - 4 whistles.
- Remove from cooker when pressure releases.
- Peel off skin and allow it to cool for sometime.
- Keep in refrigerator for some 10 minutes to cool completely.
- Now take out potatoes and grate using a cheese grater. (Don't mash)
- Add flour, salt, chilli flakes and herbs.
- Mix it gently.
- Take out small portion and give it a small cylinder shape.
- Grease your palms to avoid sticking.
- Make small cylindrical tots from mixture.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
- When oil is hot enough drop tots into it.
- If oil is too hot then reduce it to medium flame. (else it will burn from out only)
- Make sure tots are equally getting cooked from all sides by turning tots once or twice.
- Remove from oil once these are golden and crisp.
- Place on paper napkin to soak excess oil.
- Serve hot with desired sauce or dip.
Notes
Some tips to get perfect tots
- Don't over boil potatoes as it will turn mashy and gummy. You need par boiled potatoes.
- If not convenient with pressure cooker, use open pan for boiling potato cubes and check with help of fork.
- Never add flour to hot potatoes. It will turn sticky and gummy
- Also use refrigerated boiled potatoes.
- To increase crispiness, instead of boiling deep-fry or roast pieces of potatoes in oven. Then shred to smaller chunks and combine with flour/ starch.
- You can eliminate refined flour and add only cornstarch (2 tbsp) while mixing.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal
