Potato Poppers
Potato Poppers : An interesting cheesy, baked Potato Appetizer
Interesting doesn’t even begin to explain the cheesy goodness of these Potato Poppers. One day, I found myself with boiled potatoes and nothing to do. I had made so many burgers that I thought I’d d something different this time.
I grated a good amount of mozzarella into the mashed potatoes, threw in a bunch of herbs and voila! had a delicious mix that went on to taste even better when shallow fried. And since I used tiny toothpicks to serve them, I named them as “Potato Poppers“
(P.S: I shallow fried these Potato Poppers and baked them for another 15 minutes. However, deep frying will give the best results)
POTATO POPPERS RECIPE
I used –
Boil, peel & mash the potatoes.
Add all the other ingredients (except oil) to the mashed potatoes.
Mix well to form a thick mixture.
Take tiny portions of the potato mixture and roll them into small balls. Place on an oiled plate.
Meanwhile, mix cornstarch with milk to form a thick mixture. Also separately mix all purpose flour, granulated garlic and chilli powder.
Dip each ball into the milk mixture,
Then into the flour mixture
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Let them rest in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
I used my handy-dandy Paniyaram pan. This helps me shallow fry these balls without using too much oil. Heat 1/2 a teaspoon oil in each hole of the pan.
Add a ball in each hole of the pan. Let it cook on medium heat on one side for 4-5 minutes.
Flip and cook for another 4 minutes. Remove onto the same baking sheet.
Alternatively, heat up some oil in a large pan and add these balls. Cook on one side for 4-5 minutes
Flip and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes. (Or you could add enough oil to deep fry)
Place all the balls in the baking sheet. If you are going to be serving at a later time, bake at 200C for 15 minutes to re-crisp up these potato poppers.
Prick a toothpick and serve these Potato Poppers along with your favorite condiment

Potato Poppers
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 24-30 Potato Poppers 1x
Ingredients
For the Potato-mixture
- 4 medium Potatos, boiled, peeled & mashed
- 1 cup grated Cheese
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Onions
- 1 tablespoon Cornflour / Cornstarch
- 1/4 cup Bread crumbs (if not available, use extra 1 tablespoon of cornstarch)
- 1 teapsoon Pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 2 teaspoons Chilli Flakes
- 2 Garlic Cloves, grated
- 1 green Chilli, finely chopped (optional)
- 2 teaspoons Salt (adjust to taste)
Others
- 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Garlic powder / granulated Garlic
- 1 teaspoons fine Chilli Powder (optional)
- 1/2 cup Warm milk
- 2 tablespoons Cornstarch / Cornflour
- a pinch of salt
- Vegetable Oil (to shallow fry or deep fry)
Instructions
- Boil, peel & mash the potatoes.
- Add all the other ingredients (mentioned under “potato mixture”) to the mashed potatoes. Mix well to form a thick mixture.
- Take tiny portions of the potato mixture and roll them into small balls. Place on an oiled plate.
- Meanwhile, mix cornstarch with milk to form a thick mixture. Also separately mix all purpose flour, granulated garlic, pinch of salt and chilli powder.
- Dip each ball into the milk mixture, Then into the flour mixture
- Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Let them rest in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
- If using Paniyaram pan (a pan with holes in it), heat 1/2 a teaspoon of oil in each groove if the pan and add a ball in each hole of the pan. Let it cook on medium heat on one side for 4-5 minutes. Flip and cook for another 4 minutes.
- Alternatively, heat up some oil in a large pan and add these balls. Cook on one side for 4-5 minutes. Flip and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes. (Or you could add enough oil to deep fry)
- Remove and place all the balls in the baking sheet. If you are going to be serving at a later time, bake at 200C for 15 minutes to re-crisp up these potato poppers.
- Prick a toothpick and serve these Potato Poppers along with your favorite condiment
* You may want to check out the Paniyaram pan. It’s a very wise investment! You can literally make all sorts of deep-fried goods in this pan – but shallow fried! 😀
I will surely try this. Thanks for the share.
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Hi Kavi, love your potato poppers, look so inviting and awesome. Guess 4 pieces enough for me. :))
Have a nice day.