Cajun Spiced Potato

Cajun Spice is a mix of herbs. It includes salt, paprika, garlic powder,onion powder,thyme,black pepper,white pepper and oregano. It is a hot pungent spice mix, brownish red in colour and similar in size and consistency to seasoning salt.

My husband & I love this dish served in one of the leading table grill restaurants in India (Barbeque Nation). After one such visit, he asked me to replicate the dish for one our friend's dinner at home. I was a little sceptical in the beginning, as completely based on taste and look, its difficult to get the same dish. I took it as a challenge, and to my surprise I perfected it on the first try itself. My guests loved it and hubby said  "Its better than the restaurant one". 

Now its a regular item in my kitchen. So sharing with you all my recipe of BBQ nation styled Cajun Spiced Potato.

Ingredients :

Potato - 3
Rice Flour - 3 Tbsp
Water - 3 Tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Chili flakes - 1/4 tsp

Mayonnaise - 3 Tbsp

Cajun Spice - 2 tsp
Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 small
Coriander - few sprigs
Oil - to fry

Pre Preparation :

1. Slice the potatoes thinly, like wafers.
2. Soak the potatoes in slightly salted water.
3. Chops the onions and coriander finely.



Preparation :

For the batter:

•  In a bowl, mix the water and rice flour . The batter should be of dropping consistency, to be able to coat the potato with a thin layer of batter. If the batter is thick, add the water accordingly.
•  Season it with salt, 1/4 tsp Cajun spice and chili flakes.

Frying the potatoes :

• Remove the potato slices from the water and place them on a kitchen towel to dry. 
• In a wok, add the oil for frying. The oil should should not be too hot.
• Now dip the potatoes in the batter one by one and fry in the oil on medium flame. Make sure the potato is coated with a thin layer of batter evenly on both the sides. This is important to make the potato crispy.
• Once they are brown on one side, flip them and cook till they get an even tone on the other side .
•  Once cooked, take them out on a kitchen towel to absorb excess oil.

For the dressing:

•  In a bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, garlic and Cajun spice mix.

For serving :

•  In a plate, place the fried potatoes side by side. Drizzle the dressing on top of it. Then sprinkle the onion and the coriander on top of it.

PS : Drizzle the dressing on the potatoes just before serving , otherwise the potatoes will become soggy.

Enjoy and Happy Cooking !!!!

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