Hasselback Potatoes in Air fryer

Air fryer Hasselback Potatoes are delightful side for all potato lovers. Brushed with a tasty seasoning, these potatoes are brimming with flavour and are absolutely addictive.

Potatoes are soul food. I love them in all form and especially love having them in air fryer, as the excessive oil due to deep frying can be cut out.

From breakfast potatoes, French fries to baked potato, smashed potato to roasted baby potatoes, potatoes in air fryer are a winner.

These Hasselback potatoes may look fancy but are very easy to make and delicious.

Tips to Cut Potatoes for Hasseback Potatoes

You can use both baby potatoes or regular potatoes for making these. While cutting the potato, use a sharp knife and cut through the potato not slicing all the way through. This way your potato stays attached at the base.

I normally keep two chopsticks on the side and then keep making thin slices all the way down. The chopsticks stop the potato from being accidentally cut all the way through.

It’s pretty simple. You can watch the video for a better understanding.

Variations:

1. In case you wish to make a zero oil and butter recipe, just dissolve your spices in a mix of lemon juice and water/broth. Brush with this and air fry.
2. To make your potatoes more indulgent, you can top with some grated cheese after air frying or can even use mayo or melted cheese on top.
3. You can also use some chopped onion and green chillies as garnish after air frying to add crunch and flavour.
4. In case you want more spice, feel free to add more spices, even rubs work well in this recipe. You can top with Indian chaat masala for a spicy kick and serve.

Tips and Tricks:

1. You can use any firm potatoes that you like. Yukon gold works well and so does russet. I like the regular brown skin ones as well.
2. I cook the potatoes to parboil after slicing them in my microwave for about 5 minutes. That really cuts down on the cooking time in the air fryer. But you can do them from raw too.
3. You can use any chopped herbs that you like either while brushing the potatoes or to garnish like chopped parsley, cilantro or thyme.
4. A combination of butter and olive oil gives them a delicious buttery flavour. Just extra virgin olive oil also tastes delicious.
5. Make sure that you brush in each slice to ensure that the entire potato soaks in the seasoning.
6. The larger your potatoes, the more time they will take to air fry.

Stepwise Pictures

Chopped cilantro for garnishing (optional)

Wash and dry each potato.

I have used 4 medium potatoes here that are slightly more than 1 lb. In weight. 

Keeping each potato between two chopsticks, slice using a sharp knife such that the bottom stays intact.

You can make the slices as thin or thick as you like. 

Now microwave the potato for 4-5 minutes to cook it slightly.

This reduces the air frying time. You can choose to air fry completely raw potato as well.

Take together butter and olive oil. Add salt, pepper, paprika and minced garlic to it and mix well. 

Brush your sliced potatoes with this mixture ensuring that every slice is coated well.

Some of it will slide down and that’s fine. You can reuse that.

Air frying Instructions

Preheat air fryer at 360F or 180C for 5 minutes.

Place the potatoes using tongs in air fryer basket.

Air fry for 10-15 minutes at 360F or 180C till your potatoes are nice and done.

You can use a knife to poke and see if the potato seems done.

Brush once more with the spiced butter mix when taken out to enhance the taste of the seasonings.

Garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro leaves (optional) and serve hot with a dip of choice.

Here's the recipe card:

Hasselback Potatoes in Air fryer

Rachna Parmar

These air fryer hasselback potatoes look fancy and are a really delicious potato side. They are very easy to do and are perfect side for potato lovers.

5 from 20 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 22 mins

Total Time 27 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 3

Calories 239 kcal

Equipment

• Air fryer

Ingredients

 

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• 4 medium potatoes 1 lb. Or about 500 gm.
• 2 tsp. butter or vegan butter or olive oil
• 2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 tsp. Pepper
• ½ tsp. paprika
• ¾ tsp. Salt
• Chopped cilantro for garnishing optional

Instructions

 

• Wash and dry each potato. I have used 4 medium potatoes here that are slightly more than 1 lb. In weight. Yukon gold work well.
• Keeping each potato between two chopsticks, slice using a sharp knife such that the bottom stays intact. You can make the slices as thin or thick as you like.
• Now microwave the potato for 4-5 minutes to cook it slightly. This reduces the air frying time. You can choose to air fry completely raw potato as well.
• Take together butter and olive oil. Add salt, pepper, paprika and minced garlic to it and mix well.
• Brush your sliced potatoes with this mixture ensuring that every slice is coated well.
• Some of it will slide down and that’s fine. You can reuse that.

Air frying Instructions

• Preheat air fryer at 360F or 180C for 5 minutes. Place the potatoes using tongs in air fryer basket.
• Air fry for 10-15 minutes at 360F or 180C till your potatoes are nice and done. You can use a knife to poke and see if the potato seems done.
• If you have not microwaved your potato, you will take about 25 minutes air frying time depending upon the size of your potatoes.

Oven Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400F. Lay the potatoes on a baking sheet in a baking tray. Bake for about 40-50 minutes till golden brown and cooked. You can cook larger batches in the oven if you so desire.
• Brush once more with the spiced butter mix when taken out to enhance the taste of the seasonings.
• Garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro leaves (optional) and serve hot with a dip of choice.

Notes

You can use any firm potatoes that you like. Yukon gold works well and so does russet. I like the regular brown skin ones as well.
I cook the potatoes to parboil after slicing them in my microwave for about 5 minutes. That really cuts down on the cooking time in the air fryer. But you can do them from raw too.
You can use any chopped herbs that you like either while brushing the potatoes or to garnish like chopped parsley, cilantro or thyme.
A combination of butter and olive oil gives them a delicious buttery flavour. Just extra virgin olive oil also tastes delicious.
Make sure that you brush in each slice to ensure that the entire potato soaks in the seasoning.
The larger your potatoes, the more time they will take to air fry.

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 516mgPotassium: 997mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 96IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 2mg

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