Four Season Jacket Potatoes
Jacket potatoes are the easiest recipe to cook in microwave and make in a flash. In this article we shall see the recipe to make Four Season Jacket Potatoes. It is made up of jacket potatoes dressed differently in four ways and some chips and a dip as accompaniment. They are yummy to taste and hassle free to make.
Complexity level:
Easy.
The recipes of the potatoes, chips and the dressings are all easy to make.
Process:
Let us see how to cook potatoes in the microwave first.
Cooking time:
12 mins
Ingredients:
- 4 Potatoes.
- 20 grams butter
- Foil
Method:
1. Clean the potatoes under running water, without peeling them.
2. Use a fork to prick them. It is important to make small holes or tiny slits in the potatoes to allow steam to escape. Otherwise, they might explode inside the microwave.
3. Cover them with foil.
4. Microwave for 8 to 10 minutes.
5. Make a cross on each potato with a knife.
6. Press in the sides , squeezing the flesh out for filling space.
7. Put the butter onto it.
Dressings:
1. First type (Low fat):
For those wanting to keep away from fats.
Preparation time:
5-4 mins
Ingredients:
- 90 grams yoghurt
- Salt, pepper and red chilly flakes to taste
- Coriander
- Basil
- Sprouts (optional)
- Chilly sauce (optional)
Method:
1. Drain away the whey from curd by hanging it for half an hour.
2. Sieve it till you get a smooth mixture without lumps.
3. Add the seasoning herbs,sprouts and chilly sauce.
4. Put the dressing into the potatoes using a spoon.
2. Second type of dressing (Non-vegetarian):
Preparation time:
4- 5 mins
Cooking time:
10- 12 mins
Ingredients:
- 3 thinly sliced onions
- One crushed garlic cloves,
- Shredded cooked chicken,
- Butter (to sauté)
- Two green chillies.
Method:
1. Sauté the onion in butter.
2. Add the garlic and green chillies.
3. Add the chicken and fry till the chicken turns golden browned.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste
3. Third type of dressing: (For the love of cheese)
Preparation time:
3 mins
Cooking time:
1- 2mins
Ingredients:
- ½ medium carrot, grated
- 4 tbsp grated cheese
- Spring onion chopped
- Black pepper powder
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients together and put the mixture into the potatoes.
2. Microwave till the cheese bubbles.
4. Fourth type of dressing:
(Egg -mayo)
Preparation time:
3- 4 mins
Ingredients:
- 1 hard boiled egg, chopped
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- Black pepper powder and salt to taste
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
2. Top the potatoes with it
For the chips:
Cooking time:
2- 3 mins
Ingredients:
- 2 potatoes, thinly sliced
- Ice cold water
- Seasoning
Method:
1. Thinly slice the potatoes dip in cold water for a few minutes.
2. Dry with a pepper towel.
3. Place on a microwave dish and microwave for 30 – 50 secs
4. Thinly slice the potatoes and dip in cold water for a few minutes.
5. Dry with a paper towel.
6. Place on a microwave dish and microwave for 30 to 40 seconds.
7. Season with your favorite seasoning.
For the dip:
Nothing goes better with chips than cucumber.
Preparation time:
6 mins
Resting time:
2 hours
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 medium cucumber, chopped
- ¼ small onion, diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
2. Keep in refrigerator till ready to serve
Serving suggestion:
In a dish, put a potato with each of the four different dressings in the centre. Place the chips around the potatoes. Serve with a dip.
