Air Fryer Cajun potatoes barbeque nation style (& Oven and Frying method)
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Cajun potatoes with mayonnaise recipe is a signature dish of barbeque nation restaurant in india and a lipsmacking appetizer.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
FOR BOILING POTATOES
- 500 gram/25 baby potatoes
- 4-5 Cup water
FOR SLURRY
- 2 tbsp Corn flour
- 1 tbsp rice flour (optional)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- Water as required
FOR FRYING (AIR FRYER + OVEN + SHALLOW FRYING) POTATOES
- Boiled baby potatoes
- Slurry
- Oil as needed
FOR CAJUN SAUCE
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (we used vegan mayo)
- 1 tbsp mix herbs
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- 3-4 tbsp milk or as needed (we used oats milk)
- 3 tbsp chopped onion
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves
FOR GARNISH
- Chopped onion
- Red Chilli flakes
- Black pepper powder
- Coriander leaves
BOILING POTATOES
Take baby potatoes.
Wash potatoes very well. Note that we are eating potatoes with skin intact so they really need to be washed very very fine.
Put potatoes in boiling water.
Cook with a lid for 10-15 minutes. Instead you can pressure cook them for 2 whistles. Don't over boil the potatoes.
Once they are fork tender, bring them out of water. We need par boiled potatoes for this recipe.
Leave them to turn completely cool.
MAKING OF SLURRY
Take rice flour, corn flour, salt and black pepper powder in a small bowl.
Mix them.
Add water gradually and keep mixing.
Make a slurry of semi thin consistency. Keep aside.
SHAPING POTATOES
Potatoes must have turned cool completely by now. Take each potato one by one and press with the palm of your hand. Instead you can use some plain surfaced bowl or glass.
Remember, press in such a way that they remain intact and don't tear apart.
Coat each potato from both sides
in the slurry.
AIR FRYER METHOD
Arrange the coated potatoes in a greased air fryer basket.
Apply some oil over the potatoes.
Air fry them @190°C for 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes turn crisp and brown. Flip the potatoes mid way for even cooking from both sides.
PREPARATION OF CAJUN SAUCE
Till the time potatoes are frying, prepare the cajun sauce. For that, take mayonnaise in a bowl. Add mix herbs, red chilli powder, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper powder, chopped onion, salt and coriander leaves. Give them a good mix.
Now start adding milk, but little at a time, to adjust the consistency and thickness of sauce. You may add more or less milk at all depending on your choice and preference.
We needed to add 3-4 tbsp of milk to get the desired consistency of sauce.
SERVING OF CAJUN POTATOES
Put fried potatoes on serving tray.
Top them with cajun sauce. Preferably 1 tsp sauce on each potato.
Further top it with chopped onion, chilli flakes black pepper powder and lastly coriander leaves.
Cajun potatoes are ready to be served. Serve hot or cold.
- This recipe is made with baby potatoes. If you don't have baby potatoes, go for the big one after cutting them in halves.
- You may peel off the skin but traditionally they are made with peels.
- Do not over boil the potatoes otherwise they will tear apart on pressing.
- Salt is added in slurry. It is added in Cajun sauce also. Mayonnaise too has salt in them. So be careful while adding salt.
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