Instant Pot Baby Potatoes (Boiled / Steamed)

close up shot of fork-tender boiled baby potatoes in the steamer basket of the instant pot.

Instant Pot Baby Potatoes (Boiled / Steamed)

This Instant Pot Baby Potatoes recipe shares how to boil / steam baby potatoes in the Instant Pot, to get perfect fork-tender baby potatoes!

Course Beginner Recipes, Kitchen Basics

Cuisine Indian

Cook Time 8

Additional Time 20

Total Time 28

Servings baby potatoes (total 1¼ pounds ~ 550 grams)

Calories 43kcal

Author Shantala Shenoy Nayak

Equipment

Instant Pot Duo Nova
Short Trivet
Steamer Insert

Ingredients

18 baby potatoes (1¼ pounds ~ 550 grams)
2 cups water

Instructions

In the main steel insert of the Instant Pot – add 2 cups of water.
Place a short trivet / stand in it, and a steamer insert (optional, but helpful to contain the baby potatoes) on top of the trivet (see notes).
Properly wash the baby potatoes, and place them in the steamer basket on top of the trivet.
Close the Instant Pot lid, ensuring to seal it.
Pressure cook for 8 minutes on high pressure. Then let all the pressure release naturally from the pot.
Perfect fork-tender instant pot baby potatoes are ready to use!

Video

Notes

I prefer to use the regular pressure cook function to boil baby potatoes. But you can also use the steam function. I haven’t found much difference either way.
The steamer basket should be as close to the base of the Instant Pot as possible, without the base of the basket touching the base of the Instant Pot, or the water. A raised steamer basket will do the job well. And they are pretty common and easy to find. And if you have a raised basket, then you don't need any trivet under it. In my case, my steamer basket is not raised, so I need a trivet under it.
Alternatively, you can skip the steamer basket, and put the baby potatoes directly on the trivet. That's what I always do when boiling regular potatoes in the Instant Pot. But it's easier to contain the baby potatoes in a steamer basket or something like that.
Adjust pressure cook time by a few minutes up or down, based on if you want more well boiled or more firmer boiled potatoes, depending on what you will be using the baby potatoes for.
You might even need to adjust the pressure cook time based on the size of the baby potatoes. For instance the baby potatoes I am using are 1½ - 2 inches in size, and they take about 8 minutes. You might need to adjust the pressure cook time by a few minutes up or down, based on if your baby potatoes are bigger or smaller than that.

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