Aloo Kurkuri

A crisp snack made from Potatoes and Gram flour. An ideal snack to go with a cup of hot tea on a rainy day. It is sure to be a hot favorite with children. Spicy, tangy and crisp.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes        Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes 

  Serves 4-5

Ingredients:
•  Potatoes    3-4 large
•  Gram Flour/Besan     1 1/2 cups
•  Rice Flour    1 tbsp
•  Red Chillie  Powder    1 tsp
•  Cumin Powder    1/2 tsp
•  Asafoetida a pinch    1 tsp
•  Salt to taste
•  Oil for frying    
                                                                            

Method:   
Step 1: Wash and cut the potatoes into long fingers (like you would for french fries) Wash thoroughly in water a couple of times.
Step 2: Soak them in water with salt for 5 minutes. Drain out completely and dry out the moisture completely on a tissue
Step 3:  In a bowl add the gram flour, rice flour, salt, red chillie powder, cumin powder and the asafoetida. Mix well. Add about 1 cup water gradually and make it into a smooth batter of dropping consistency. Mix well.
Step 4: Heat oil in a frying pan.
Step 5: Add the potato fingers about 10-12 at a time into the batter and cover them nicely. Pick them up one by one and drop them carefully into the hot oil. Fry initially on a moderate flame and after they are slightly cooked increase the flame and fry them till they are a golden brown and crisp. Make sure that they are evenly tossed around in the oil.
Step 6: Drain it out on a tissue and arrange on a plate..

 To Serve:
Serve hot with ketchup or mint chutney

A crisp snack made from Potatoes and Gram flour. An ideal snack to go with a cup of hot tea on a rainy day. It is sure to be a hot favorite with children. Spicy, tangy and crisp.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes        Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes 

  Serves 4-5

Ingredients:
•  Potatoes    3-4 large
•  Gram Flour/Besan     1 1/2 cups
•  Rice Flour    1 tbsp
•  Red Chillie  Powder    1 tsp
•  Cumin Powder    1/2 tsp
•  Asafoetida a pinch    1 tsp
•  Salt to taste
•  Oil for frying    
                                                                            

Method:   
Step 1: Wash and cut the potatoes into long fingers (like you would for french fries) Wash thoroughly in water a couple of times.
Step 2: Soak them in water with salt for 5 minutes. Drain out completely and dry out the moisture completely on a tissue
Step 3:  In a bowl add the gram flour, rice flour, salt, red chillie powder, cumin powder and the asafoetida. Mix well. Add about 1 cup water gradually and make it into a smooth batter of dropping consistency. Mix well.
Step 4: Heat oil in a frying pan.
Step 5: Add the potato fingers about 10-12 at a time into the batter and cover them nicely. Pick them up one by one and drop them carefully into the hot oil. Fry initially on a moderate flame and after they are slightly cooked increase the flame and fry them till they are a golden brown and crisp. Make sure that they are evenly tossed around in the oil.
Step 6: Drain it out on a tissue and arrange on a plate..

 To Serve:
Serve hot with ketchup or mint chutney