Vazhakkai chips recipe
Easy vazhakkai chips recipe - raw banana chips, homemade green plantain chips recipe - easy, crisp and light! Vazhakkai chips or vazhakai varuval as we call it is very easy to make Homemade chips.
Servings: 1 cups
Ingredients
- Vazhakkai / plantain - 1
- Oil - For deep frying
- Salt - As needed
- Red chilli powder - As needed
- Asafoetida powder - A pinch optional
Instructions
- First peel the skin of the plantain, cut into two and keep immersed in water until needed.
- Heat enough oil in a kadai, pat dry the plantain.
- The slices should be thin, so as to get crispy light chips, so adjust it accordingly.
- My MIL gave me this slicer, bought in Chennai. Hold the slicer over hot oil.
- Oil should be really hot. You can make the flame simmer while slicing to avoid heat to hands, but oil should be heated hot.
- Slice the plantain and then cook it in medium flame.
- Stir now and then for even cooking. Continue cooking in medium flame until the bubbles ceases and ‘shh..’ sound ceases.
- Drain in paper towel and repeat the process for the rest.
- For each batch, sprinkle two pinches of salt (asafoetida if desired) and red chilli powder and toss well.
Notes
- Make sure the slicer gives you thin slices of the chips for super crisp result.
- I once tried slicing fully first and then dropping in oil but it turned red, so I recommend slicing directly over oil.
- Just keep the flame low while slicing, you can prevent the heat.
- Always ensure oil is hot when slicing and always cook in medium flame, not high flame.
- You can also add black pepper powder in place of red chilli powder. My mom does that and I love it!