Cajun Spiced Potatoes
This is a quick potato appetizer made in Barbeque Nation style. These crispy fries potatoes are coated with cajun spiced mayonnaise.
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ kg baby potatoes
- ½ cup oil to shallow fry
Cajun Mayonnaise Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp thyme
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 tsp paprika
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup milk or vegan milk
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Slurry
- 2 tbsp refined flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- water to mix
Instructions
- Wash and clean the potatoes well
- Pressure cook for 1 whistle only
- Once done, cool the potatoes
- Once potatoes are cooked and a little cold, press them lightly putting pressure from the base of the palm. Don't press very hard
- Prepare a coating mixture with refined flour and cornstarch in a 2:1 ratio
- Mix water to make a thin mixture
- Now coat the smashed potatoes in the flour mixture
- Shallow fry the coated potatoes till crispy
- Drain out excess oil
Prepare Mayonnaise Sauce
- In a mixing bowl, take mayonnaise
- Add cajun seasoning mix (onion powder + garlic powder + paprika + oregano + thyme + red chilli flakes + black pepper + salt)
- Squeeze out the fresh lemon juice
- Give it a nice stir mixing all ingredients
- Now add milk to dilute the mixture of mayo and cajun spice
Final presentation
- Now pour the sauce over potatoes
- Garnish with finely chopped onions and cilantro leaves
Notes
If you are pressure cooking then don't overcook it. Otherwise in a pot boil till its fork-tender only.
While smashing put little pressure and don't mash it completely.