Baked Potato with Cheesy Garlic Dip

BAKED POTATO WITH CHEESY GARLIC DIP

Baked Potato is one of the most simplest yet tasty starter to make. Potato lovers will enjoy this! Served with a cheesy garlic dip completes the dish and adds tons of flavor to it.

INGREDIENTS:

1. Baked Potatoes
2. Black Pepper
3. Salt
4. Chilly Powder
5. Cheese
6. Butter
7. Garlic Cloves
8. Curd
9. Vegetable Oil
10. Lemon

METHOD:

• Preheat the oven to 200C. Meanwhile, take a baking potato (alternatively you can use regular large size potato) and wash it with its outer cover on. Grease some oil over the outer skin of the baking potato and wrap it in an aluminium foil.

• Place the wrapped potato in the baking oven and bake for approximately 45 mins to 1 hour at 200C. (After 45 mins, you can remove and check it with a knife that whether its cooked properly or not)

• Remove the foil from over the potato and slice the topmost layer of the potato (As if you have opened the top cover). Now, with the help of spoon scoop out the cooked potato and place it in a bowl.

• Add black pepper, chilly powder, salt and grated cheese in the bowl which contains the scooped out potato. Mix well and the filling is ready. 

• Add this filling back in the cooked potato. Use a fork to layer the topmost part evenly and add melted butter (or ghee) over it along with black pepper and chill powder.

• Now, first place the sliced potato and over that the prepared potato and bake it at 200C for half an hour.

• CHEESY GARLIC DIP - Take a bowl and add thick curd, two medium sized garlic cloves which are grated, one large cheese block, black pepper and salt. Mix them well in a mixer. Take out the dip and refrigerate it overnight. The dip is ready to eat.

• The baked potatoes are now ready to eat. Serve it with cheesy garlic dip and a slice of lemon.