Crispy Potato Smiley Recipe

These homemade potato smileys make a healthy and delicious appetizer. Made with boiled potatoes and some basic Indian spices, this potato snacks does not call for use of either cornflour or bread crumbs, so it is vegan and gluten-free. This post covers the method of making these crispy potato smileys in Air fryer as well as the traditional deep frying method. These savory crispy potato happy faces would certainly brighten up your little ones's mood any day. You can pack them in snacks box or serve as an after school treat. You can serve these potato smileys with ketchup or egg-less mayonnaise.

What goes into my version of Crispy Potato Smileys? The Ingredients:

• Potatoes: Potatoes are the key ingredient of these smileys. The key to perfect non sticky potato dough for the smileys is not to overcook the potatoes. Overcooking potatoes will make them sticky and difficult to roll and shape. 
• Flattened/ beaten rice (Poha): Flattened rice is the secret ingredient of this recipe, which absorbs all the excess moisture from the boiled potatoes and also makes the snack all the more crispy. Flattened rice also substitutes cornflour and read crumbs in this recipe making it a healthy option.
• Spices: Usually potato smileys are simple and are seasoned only with salt. I feel it to be a bit bland, so add chili flakes, black pepper powder, turmeric powder for color, and salt to taste. 

                       

Dietary Notes: These Crispy Potato Smileys are

• Vegan 
• Gluten-free
• Healthy Snacks
• Party food
• Kids recipe
• Appetizer
• Crispy 
• Can be fried or baked
• Full of flavors
• Easy to make
• Picnic food

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 20 Smileys

Ingredients: Measurements Used 1 cup = 240 ml

• 4 medium size potatoes, boiled
• 1/2 cup beaten/flattened rice / Poha
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tsp red chili flakes
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying or baking

Method:

1. Peel the boiled potatoes and grate it.
2. Make a fine powder of beaten rice in a grinder jar.
3. Add spice powders and salt to the boiled potatoes along with powdered poha as per need.
4. Knead the mixture to a non-sticky dough.
5. Divide the dough into 2 equal parts.
6. Roll out each dough ball a thick sheet.
7. Cut out circular faces using a cookie cutter or a sharp lid.
8. Make eyes and smiling faces on each cutout.
9. Deep fry the potato smiles on low to medium flame until they become golden and crisp from all sides.
10. Air fry them at 180 degrees for first 15 minutes, shake the basket, brush the smileys with some oil and then air fry further for another 5 minutes.  You can bake these potato smileys in oven also at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 minutes. 
11. Serve the crispy potato smileys with ketchup or mayonnaise.

Why Air-Fryer?

Air fryer is a small counter-top convectional oven designed to imitate deep frying without submerging the food in oil. A fan circulated hot air at high speed, producing a crisp layer. Air fryer is basically a device that fries food with very less or no oil at all.

Thus the food in air fryer is with less fat and thus less calories. I have recently starting experimenting food recipes using Air fryer. You might want to check out the following

• Kalyani's Airfryer Roasted baby Potatoes 
• Air Fryer Whole Wheat Samosa
  
• Paneer Cheese Balls in Air Fryer
  

Recipe Notes:

• The key to perfect non sticky potato dough for the smileys is not to overcook the potatoes. Overcooking potatoes will make them sticky and difficult to roll and shape. 
• Air fry them at 180 degrees for first 15 minutes, shake the Air-fryer basket, brush the smileys with some oil and then air fry further for another 5 minutes.  
• You can bake these potato smileys in oven also at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 minutes. 

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