Jacket Potato with Cheese
A short home-style guide to Jacket Potato with Cheese, with steps for the usual way and for the air fryer. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Potato (Aloo)No potato? Use sweet potato or turnip (shaljam).
- CheeseNo cheese? Use skip it, or use cheese spread.
- Butter (Makhan)No butter? Use ghee or oil.
In the oven
- Prick potatoes with a fork, rub with oil and salt and bake in the oven at 200°C for 55 to 60 minutes until soft inside.
- Split, add butter, grated cheese and pepper, and bake 5 minutes more to melt.
In the air fryer (about 50 min)
- Prick potatoes with a fork and rub with oil and salt.
- Air fry at 200°C for 35 to 45 minutes, turning halfway, until a knife slides in easily.
- Split, add butter, grated cheese and pepper, and air fry 2 minutes more to melt.
Air fryer tip: Pick potatoes of the same size so they are ready together.
Air fryer basics: Heat the air fryer for 3 to 5 minutes first. Don't fill the basket more than halfway. Brush or spray a little oil. Turn or shake halfway. Use paper liners with holes. Air fryers vary, so check a few minutes early the first time.