PACKED POTATOES

PACKED POTATOES

This is a snack that is popular with those who love hot and spicy food. The recipe is quite simple but serves as a filling snack. It consists of boiled potatoes, slit and filled with chilli paste and covered in a batter to be deep fried. It can appropriately be named FIERY POTATOES too!

INGREDIENTS

A Few Potatoes, Boiled in their skin and cooled to room temperature

3 - 4 Heaped Teaspoons Chilli Powder

1 Heaped Teaspoon Salt

Juice of 1 or 2 Limes

Oil for Deep Frying

FOR BATTER:

1 Heaped Cup of Plain Flour

1 Teaspoon Salt

A Pinch of Red or Orange Food Colour

Water

DIRECTIONS

Place the flour in a bowl, add the salt and food colour. Add water gradually and whisk to form a batter that is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Make sure it is not too runny. Cover and set aside in a cool place for an hour.

Skin the potatoes and cut them into neat chunks.

Place the chilli powder and salt in a bowl and add lime juice to form a thick paste.

Take a chunk of potato, slit it lengthwise and place a dollop of chilli paste on one side. You can place an amount of your choice depending on how hot you would like it to be.

Bring the two pieces together to sandwich the paste in between.

Repeat the process for all the potato chunks and set aside.

Heat oil in a wok or a deep pan. It should be moderately hot. Give a quick stir to the batter you had set aside earlier and take each chunk of potato and dip in batter to coat well.

Drop each very carefully into the hot oil to avoid getting splashed. Fry them in batches of 5 or 6 pieces at a time. Flip them over once they change colour on one side. Fry until they reach a deep colour and the coating is crisp.

Transfer them onto a plate lined with absorbent paper to drain off excess oil

SERVE HOT WITH COCONUT CHUTNEY OR KETCHUP OR ENJOY THEM JUST AS THEY ARE