Roast Baby Potatoes

April 30, 2014 Posted by Shweta Shanbhag

A simple baked appetizer for parties. Easy to cook and full of flavor. The garlic and the herbs add to the taste of the potatoes.

Ingredients
500 gms baby potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
5-6 pods of crushed garlic
Sprig of fresh rosemary (you can use dried rosemary too)
Pepper
Dea salt
Chilli flakes

Method
1. Clean and par boil baby potatoes in salty water till they are about 50% cooked. Remember to take care that the potato skin should not shrivel. Strain the potatoes and keep aside to cool
2. Make a mixture of 2 tbsp olive oil with 5-6 pods of crushed garlic, rosemary, pepper, sea salt and chilli flakes.
3. Preheat an oven for 15 mins at 160 degrees Celsius.
4. Add the potatoes to a baking dish. Add the marinade on top and then bake it in the oven for around 30 mins. Midway through stir/rotate the potatoes so that they are evenly cooked. Check with a fork at the around 20 mins and adjust the timings of the oven accordingly.
5. Remove the potatoes from the oven when golden in colour and tender
A very good step by step approach is given here