Thursday, June 9, 2011

Plantain Chips (Nendrabale Chips / Balekaayi Chips)

Ingredients:
  • Plantain (Long one) - 3
  • Salt - 1 Tsp
  • Water - 1/2 Cup
  • Oil - for deep frying
Method:
  • Add salt to half cup of water and mix well.
  • Heat the oil in deep fryer.
  • Remove the plantain skin using knife or peeler. Immediately slice it into very thin pieces using slicer / chips machine.
  • Put 12 - 15 pieces at a time for deep frying, when the chips changes its color to golden and stops bubbling completely add 1 1/4 Tsp of salt water to it.You hear a sound 'Sallll'. (immediately remove your hands so that oil do not spatter)
  • When this 'Sallll' sound stops remove chips from oil, transfer to a strainer (so that excess oil drains off). After few minutes put the chips on paper towel to remove oil remained.
  • When gets cooled transfer to air tight container / ziplock bags.
  • 3 plantains makes nearly 2 ziplock bags of 1 quart size.

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