Italian Style Baby Potatoes
by Tarla Dalal
Italian style baby potatoes | Indian baby potatoes with chees | creamy cheesy potatoes | with 16 amazing photos
Baby potatoes are a marvelous ingredient. They are bland in nature and can easily take up different flavours to create a delightful dish. While in Indian cuisine, they are mostly used to make subzi or chaat recipes, when we talk about international cuisine they are widely used to make salads, appetizer and side-dish recipes. We have got you a very simple and quick recipe that is Italian style baby potatoes.
You can make this for a party or also for your kids birthday. It would work great as a appetizer or a starter. We have made Italian style baby potatoes with minimum of ingredients.
We have started Indian baby potatoes with cheese by pressure cooking and peeling baby potatoes and cut into halves. Then the potatoes are stir fried, till they turn brown in colour Further, we have added cream which will provide a creamy texture to the dish. We have then added cheese, you can use parmesan cheese as it is an Italian dish. Add chilli flakes and oregano, this herbs would perk up the taste of Italian style baby potatoes. Lastly added some pepper, use freshly grounded pepper as it gives a better taste.
Baby potatoes are truly very lovable – small and cute to behold and soft and sweet to taste! here is a very aesthetic way of preparing this delicious creamy cheesy potatoes starter, with cream, butter, cheese and Italian seasonings.
Make sure you do not over pressure cook the baby potatoes as they’ll crumble and break while cooking.
Once the Italian style baby potatoes are cooked serve them immediately garnished with parsley.
Enjoy Italian style baby potatoes | Indian baby potatoes with chees | creamy cheesy potatoes | with step by step photos below.
Italian Style Baby Potatoes recipe - How to make Italian Style Baby Potatoes
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Makes 4 servings
For Italian Style Baby Potatoes
1 1/2 cups boiled and peeled baby potatoes , cut into halves
1 1/2 tbsp butter
salt to taste
1/2 cup fresh cream
1/4 cup grated processed cheese
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste
For The Garnish
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
For italian style baby potatoes
- For italian style baby potatoes
- To make {span class="bold1"}italian style baby potatoes{/span}, heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan and add the potatoes and sauté on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till the potatoes turn brown in colour, while stirring continuously.
- Add the salt and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the cream, cheese, chilli flakes, oregano and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve the {span class="bold1"}italian style baby potatoes{/span} immediately garnished with parsley.
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- Like Italian style baby potatoes | Indian baby potatoes with cheese | creamy cheesy potatoes | Baby potatoes are a marvelous ingredient. They are bland in nature and can easily take up different flavours to create a delightful dish. While in Indian cuisine, they are mostly used to make subzi or chaat recipes, when we talk about international cuisine they are widely used to make salads, appetizer and side-dish recipes. Below are some unique recipes you can make using baby potatoes:
To make Italian style baby potatoes
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To make the Italian style baby potatoes | Indian baby potatoes with cheese | creamy cheesy potatoes | wash approx. 2 cups of baby potatoes under running water. Pour enough water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
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Drain potatoes and let them cool completely.
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Peel all the baby potatoes and discard the skin. You can keep the skin intact if you want.
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Cut the baby potatoes into halves vertically using a sharp knife and keep aside.
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For tossing the baby potatoes Italian style, heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan. Also, you can use olive oil as a substitute but, butter enhances the overall flavour.
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Add the potatoes and mix well. You can add garlic and fresh herbs too if you like.
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Sauté on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till the potatoes turn brown in colour, while stirring continuously. If the pan is big enough, the potatoes can spread evenly in a single layer to have an even brown crust or you will have to keep tossing as mentioned.
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Add the salt.
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Sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
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Add the cream. The cream blends with the chees to provide a rich texture to the baby potatoes.
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Add the cheese. Parmesan cheese is a great substitute to processed cheese while making the Italian potatoes.
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Add the chilli flakes. Paprika, cayenne pepper can also be used if you do not have chilli flakes.
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Add the oregano. If you have Italian dried seasonings, then you can toss in some to perk up the taste of Italian style potatoes.
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Add the pepper. Always use freshly ground best quality pepper to get the best flavors out of a dish.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
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Serve the Italian style baby potatoes | Indian baby potatoes with cheese | creamy cheesy potatoes | immediately garnished with parsley.
- Our website has a huge collection of recipes using baby potatoes, if you enjoyed this Italian style baby potato recipe then checkout this section to learn new recipes.
| Energy | 125 cal |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.2 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 12.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 311.7 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.2 mg |
| Folic Acid | 1 mcg |
| Calcium | 57 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 45.9 mg |
| Potassium | 26.8 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
Loved by all my guests!!!
very easy to make..I used a little milk instead of cream,turned out yummy
Edited after original posting.
Best . Tastes nice
Simple yet superb!
simply superb!! a very nice recipe and easy to cook...
Awesome. Potato and Italian food is my fav..and this is a combo of both...wow a great dish.