Spiced Cajun Potato Wedges

If you want to make an easy crispy quick bites for your guest, this is an apt choice. Potato wedges are a frequent menu in any of the Italian restaurants or pizza corners.This is an easy quick and simple recipe and can be made in no time. If you are planning for a quick and interesting starter, check out this recipe right away.
There are 2 methods listed here in the below post, one is baked method which consumes less oil. The other one is deep fry method. The deep fry method is a fool proof method and you get nice crispy potato wedges in a jiffy. People who don't have oven can use this method.The disadvantage is that it consumes more oil. On the other hand, baked wedges consumes less oil, but crispiness depends on each oven settings.Do try out both the methods and adopt whichever is convenient for you:):)

Serves: 2

Ingredients

1. Non starchy Potatoes-3 medium sized
2. Red Chili Flakes-1 tsp
3. Mixed Italian Seasoning -1 tsp
4. Pepper powder-1 tsp
5. Garlic-5 pods (minced finely)
6. Oil-3 tbsp (Olive oil or any other cooking Oil) - If used in oven
7. Cornflour - 2 tbsp (required if deep frying method used)
8. All purpose flour - 2 tbsp (required if deep frying method used)
9. Oil for deep frying
10. Salt to taste

Method 1- Bake using Convection Mode Oven

1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.Cut them into wedges as shown in the picture without peeling the skin.

2. Par boil the chopped potatoes wedges in water for 2-3 mins with some salt.

3. Strain them,pat them with a dry towel and place them in a bowl.

5. Take oil in a bowl. Add the red chili flakes,pepper,salt, minced garlic,seasoning to the oil and mix well. Now, marinate the potato wedges with this mixture such that the potato wedges are covered nicely with the marination.

6. Spread these wedges on an oven safe tray.

7. Pre-Heat the oven for 200 degrees C.

8. Once the pre heat temperature is reached,place the tray inside the oven and bake them for 20-25 mins until the edges turn golden and crispy.

9. Once they are baked,pat them with dry tissue to remove excess oil.

10. Serve the hot potato wedges with sauce or any other Cheesy dip.

Notes,Tips & Add-On's

1. Boiling the potatoes initially helps in reducing the baking time and also makes the wedges crispier.
2. Since, we use baking technique, this consumes less oil.
3. Pre heat temperature varies from oven to oven.Hence,you need to study your oven settings.

Method 2 - Deep Fry Method

1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.Cut them into wedges as shown in the picture without peeling the skin.

2. Par boil the chopped potatoes wedges in water for 2-3 mins with some salt in hot water.

3. Strain them,pat them with a dry towel

4. Take a mixing bowl, add cornflour, flour,salt , pepper,chili flakes,garlic pods and seasoning. Mix well.

5. Take a zip lock cover, add the above mixture and the par boiled wedges to it and shake well. Ensure the wedges are coated well with the mixture.

6. Freeze the zip lock for an hour.

7. After an hour,heat oil, when the oil is nice hot, add the frozen wedges one by one until they are fried completely and turn into nice golden brown color.

8. The wedges are nice crispy outside and soft inside. Serve them with hot piping sauce.

Notes,Tips & Add-On's

1. Since we are adding frozen potato wedges into oil, the oil might splutter. So exercise caution while frying.
2. Ensure the oil is hot before frying, else the wedges might absorb too much oil and may not turn crispy.
3. Adjust the heat of the oil as we do not want the potato wedges to be burnt either.