I can’t believe that I have not posted a potato chips recipe!Not that it is rocket science or something but in all the 8 years of blogging , I was surprised to see it was not in my list!
When I was in school,I used to spend my vacation with my grandparents. Grandma used to cook such delicious food and apart from the regular meal she would also prepare some snacks for the evening.
Potato chips is something I remember her making quite often as she knew how much I loved it. Occasionally she used to let me help her with slicing the potato asking me to be very careful with the mandolin grater.
I can still recollect her method and tried it at home last week. It came out perfect.I felt so happy. Not a great achievement but yet I felt like it was just like grandmas version.
The kids and MIL thought that it was store bought and wondered how much I had got! Later when I told them it was homemade, the demand just went up!
I have just seasoned it with salt. You can add any seasoning of your choice like chili powder, onion / garlic flavor , chat masala etc..
This is Blogging Marathon #50, Week 3 , Day 1, with the theme -Pick one category and do 3 dishes and I chose dishes from this list of snacks.
Scrub a potato and slice it thinly using a mandolin grater into a bowl of cold water. After a few minutes spread it over a thin cloth. Pat dry. Deep fry the slices till golden brown.Drain and sprinkle salt and serve…
If you have any remaining chip[which I doubt you will!] store in an air tight container…
Updated:
We don’t need a fancy mandolin grater to get designs on chips.Here is the grater I used- The one that has a sort of frilly edge.
The trick is when you slice it once, you get horizontal lines. Then turn the potato half way round and slice again. the line will be vertical to the previous slice. And take a look at the slice of potato- you will have a beautifully designed slice like the one above!!!
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#50
Bon Appetit…
Wow PJ, that's awesome..you won't believe how wonderful it feels when we get such simple ones that we think simple and those that reminds us of our childhood days..this one is surely a treasure..wish you had showed your blade more clearly..want to see how you got that pretty design..:)
Ooh ! Lovely !! Crunchy delights .. Amma makes it the same way. I love the pattern which ur mandolin slicer has given. Is it a special attachment , PJ ?
cool PJ ! thanks 🙂
Srivalli and Kalyani, I have updated the post with pics 🙂
That was quick PJ..will check if mine has this attached lol..
thanks for sharing the lovely trick …they are super crispy
love your idea behind the shape… thanks for explaining with the grater..
Crispy and crunchy looks very tempting PJ!!! The design is awesome and thanks for sharing that wonderful tip!!!
That is one awesome shape of the chips! I do not have that kind of grater. Will get it from Indian store next time I go….Looks too good and thanks for sharing the tip 🙂
wow thats an interesting design for home made potato chips.
Beautiful! I thought it was from the market. WOW!!! Thanks for sharing your tricks
Beautiful! I thought it was from the market. Nice trick to get that perfect shape. Thanks for sharing.
Recipes that make us nostalgic are the best.
Never used that grater. Perfect chips.
I want to munch some rite now.. those chips looks dangerously addictive.
The pattern is stunning, PJ. Shall try out the tip you mentioned. Thanks.
There are none who can resist chips. Love those chips' shape.
Wow, your potato chips look just like the store bought ones, but so much more better. Good one PJ.
Crispy and crunchy potato chips,a tempting and addictive snack…loved the pattern.