Cajun potato recipe

Cajun potato recipe in Barbeque Nation restaurant style. Let's learn how to make this delicious snack at home with quick video and step by step photos.

📝 Ingredients

• 20 Baby potatoes
• 1 tbsp Rice flour
• 1 tbsp Corn flour
• 3/4 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 tsp Cajun seasoning (Recipe above)
• 2 tbsp Milk (or cream)
• Oil (if you are deep frying)
• Chopped onion (for serving)
• Salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- How to cook baby potatoes ---
2. 2You can cook small potatoes in 2 different ways:
3. 3Boiling - In a large sauce pot, fill tap water generous enough to cover the cleaned baby potatoes. Add lots of sea salt and bring to boil.
4. 4Takes about 15 to 20 minutes for fork tender cooked potatoes. Do not over cook.
5. 5Pressure cooking - Pressure cook for a whistle with enough water to immerse the potatoes and salt.
6. 6Firstly, I pressure cooked baby potatoes for a whistle with water to immerse the potatoes completely and lots of salt.
7. 7Let pressure release naturally. Once done, drain from water immediately and allow to cool down completely.
8. 8Once cool and dry, arrange it over a chopping board and smash gently using back of a glass. It should be flat bottomed.
9. 9Make sure not to let it break, it should hold it's shape.
10. 10Take them in a mixing bowl. Add rice flour and corn flour.
11. 11Mix very gently without breaking to coat it.
12. 12You can deep fry these or bake it.
13. 13--- Deep frying ---
14. 14Heat oil in a pan and once hot add few per batch and fry until crisp and golden.
15. 15Drain over paper towel. If serving later, you can also refry for extra crispiness.
16. 16--- Baked version cajun potatoes ---
17. 17Pre heat oven at 200 deg C for 15 minutes firstly or until the temperature is reached.
18. 18Line a baking tray with baking paper secondly. Arrange the smashed potatoes as single layer.
19. 19Hint: Drizzle a bit of oil or melt butter over the potatoes for more tasty results
20. 20Bake for 20 minutes without disturbing it. After that, change the position of tray.
21. 21Furthermore bake for 10-20 minutes (until crisp).
22. 22--- Sauce preparation ---
23. 23Take mayonnaise firstly in a mixing bowl.
24. 24Secondly, add Cajun spice. Adjust seasoning as per your taste.
25. 25Add milk to dilute it to a thick and creamy sauce that flows.
26. 26--- Serving ---
27. 27Arrange the crispy smashed potatoes in a serving plate firstly.
28. 28Pour the creamy Cajun sauce over it to cover it. Or you can just gently coat to mix it.
29. 29Optionally you can serve with chopped raw onion over it and some cajun seasoning/ chilli flakes/ paprika sprinkled over it.