Indian spiced potato wedges with coriander lime yogurt
Do any of you own a Tefal Actifry? My husband and I have been lusting after one for months, and I was lucky enough to be sent one before Christmas, much to our delight! (…is ‘much to our delight’ something that someone in their mid-twenties should be saying? Not sure.)
If you don’t know what an Actifry does, it basically fries things in only one tablespoon of oil. I don’t know how it does it, but it makes the best chips ever.
Just in case you didn’t quite hear me, I’ll repeat: the best chips ever, with only one tablespoon of oil to make the whole batch! It’s a dream come true!
When we first got the Actifry, we had chips (that’s fries to some of you) for dinner four days in a row… then I think we went back to them after one day off. They’re so good!
The machine has an arm that rotates, tossing the chips (or whatever you’re making – it’s good for stir fry, risotto etc. too) round in the oil so everything gets evenly coated. This also means that you don’t need to give your chips any attention while they’re cooking – you don’t need to turn them over halfway like I usually do with oven-baked ones. The only downside that I can find with the machine is that it’s seriously noisy (it sounds like a plane is taking off in my kitchen!) – but, when your dinner needs no supervision, it’s easy to shut the door, put the telly on and ignore the noise.
This time I decided to branch out a bit, and use the Actifry to make Indian spiced potato wedges. You can add the spices into the pot along with the potatoes and oil, so it toasts the spices gently as the wedges cook. Of course, if you don’t have an Actifry, you could make these potato wedges in a normal oven too – just make sure you toss the wedges thoroughly in the oil and spices, and turn them over once or twice during baking.
I also made a simple coriander-lime yogurt to go alongside the wedges. Got to have something to dip them in!
(by the way, I had to edit out a scratch from my hand in this photo. Little puppy has sharp nails!!)
Indian spiced potato wedges with coriander lime yogurt
Ingredients
For the Indian spiced potato wedges
- 1 kg potatoes ~6 medium potatoes
- 1 Actifry spoonful of oil ~1tbsp
- 1 tsp hot chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Salt
- Black pepper
For the coriander lime yogurt
- 3 tbsp Greek yogurt
- Juice of half a lime
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
- Salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Chop the potatoes into wedges (I left the skins on mine). Add them to the Actifry along with the oil, spices, and some salt and pepper. You don't need to stir. Set the Actifry to cook for around 40 minutes (the exact timing will depend on the size of your wedges).
- Meanwhile, combine the Greek yogurt with the lime juice, chopped coriander, and some more salt and pepper.
- When the potato wedges are soft in the middle and crispy on the outside, serve them with the yogurt dip.
Disclosure: this is not a sponsored post. I was sent a free Tefal Actifry to try out, but I was not otherwise compensated for this post.
Love this recipe, tastes delicious. Top marks.
Simon
Thanks Simon!
I love the Actifry. I really like these wedges and especially the flavours in that yoghurt. Delicious.
Yep, another super tempting dish. I wouldn’t mind a little plate of these right now!
Becca,
The wedges are so so inviting.
I wonder how you could resist taking these pics even
Haha I did pinch a few while I was taking the photos! ;)
I’d love to get my hands on one of those Actifrys as I’ve seen so many gorgeous recipes using them! I can almost taste these spiced wedges… yum!
The Actifry is such a great gadget… I had one years ago and used it until it could be used no more!!!! This is a fab recipe… perfect weather for some chunky potato wedge action…
Oh what a tasty way to spice up potato wedges. I love the idea of having a sauce with them. So good to eat!
Have hummed and hah-ed about getting one of these. No one seems to make a good deep fat fryer anymore – the last one we bought was pathetic (from a good manufacturer too). It’s a very large gadget just for chips …. but reading the comment about roast potatoes….. Hmmmm
It can cook other things as well as chips and roast potatoes :) I’ve not tried it yet but apparently it’s good for stir fry, risotto etc too – basically anything that needs tossing around as it cooks :)
Mmm tasty – I’d like to see how the Actifry compares with the Multifry.
Delicious! That sauce sounds ammmazing.
Big fan of wedges here, they always seem a lot healthier than chips and like the idea of the Indian flavours.
I love the idea of an Actifry! This could really help hubby break that chip habit and get into a healthier Actifry chip habit ;-)
These look great. My mother-in-law makes fab curried potato wedges. I must make them soon.
SO jealous of your actifry! These look amazing :)
Mm they look so good I could really go for some of those right now! Your oh orographic is fab by the way. They look as if I could just reach out and grab one! What’s your secret?
Haha I’m guessing by ‘oh orographic’ you meant photography??! If so, there’s no secret, just lots and lots of research online! :) and lots of practice – still improving every day :)
Oooh those wedges look delicious – I too would love an actifry, gonna have to start saving I think.
it looks so tasty and bet my husband would love this too!
OOoh, these sound so good. I’m a sucker for turmeric on anything and I’m definitely going to try that dip!
Not thought of using spices when making chips other than chilli or paprika. These look delicious and I will give it a go. I always make chips in the oven with a minimum of oil, but they always turnout to be very tasty.
I’ve heard so many good reviews about Actifry and those wedges look delicious!!
These sound really good. No machine here so I’ll try them in the oven.
oh these sound delicious , I actually keep asking my hubby to get me one of those tefal fryers , healthier option to the one i have now
Becca…these look so fantastic!!!
Love potatoes in ANY Way!
I have an Actifry too but I haven’t been very adventurous with it yet. These sound really nice though, something I need to try! Roast potatoes come out so good in the actifry!
I haven’t tried roast potatoes in it yet! Definitely on the list :)
Aaaaaand now I want an Actifry. =) That’s a great idea for an Indian side dish! I love making curry, but it always seems a bit lonely on the plate with just rice to accompany it.
I would love an actifry.
What a super recipe I must try this.
The Tefal Actifry makes fab chips doesn’t it…I must admit I haven’t done wedges in it yet but we love spicy so will definitely try your recipe out. :)
I am totally obsessed with my Actify. We honestly ate chips every night the first week we had it – I just couldn’t resist!
Haha we’ve definitely eaten more chips in the last month than ever before :D