Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Chilli Potatoes

This a very easy and quick recipe and taste delicious. A must try for potato lovers like me. Potato has been my favourite vegetable since childhood. I still remember how I used to ask my mom to add potatoes in each and every curry, she used to cook :)
And that love for potatoes can still be seen. Even now,I never fail to try any potato recipe, that I come across in any recipe book. And trust me this recipe was finger lickin good(scroll down to see the verdict) : D This can be served as a side dish with fried rice or can be eaten on it own. And I am definitely going to make this again and again.

CHILLI POTATOES
(adapted from Khanakhazana.com)

Ingredients :
4 Potatoes,
1 onion- sliced,
1/2 cup of chopped spring onions,
4 whole red chillies,
6 cloves of garlic-chopped,
3 tbsp of cornstarch,
1 tsp of red chilli paste,
1 tsp of soya sauce,
1/4 tsp of sugar,
1 tbsp of vinegar,
2 tbsp of vegetable oil +
Oil for deep frying and
salt to taste.

Method:
Peel the potatoes and cut them into thick wedges. Soak these wedges in cold water for half an hour. Par- boil the potato wedges in a saucepan , drain and cool them.
Heat oil in a kadai/ wok , dust the wedges with 2 tbsp of corn starch and deep fry until crisp and golden brown. Remove and drain excess oil on a kitchen towel.
Heat the 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, break the whole red chillies into two and add them to the pan. Stir fry briefly and add the chopped garlic , sliced onion and stir fry for 1-2 minutes. now add the red chilli (blended in a quarter cup of water), soya sauce, sugar and salt to taste. Add the fried potatoes and toss them in the pan . Now add the remaining 1 tbsp of cornstarch and mix well again, add the vinegar and stir fry briefly. Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve hot.

Note:
This dish can be made even with leftover french fries.
And instead of of deep frying the wedges, they can also be baked until they turn light brown and crispy.

46 comments:

  1. No wonder the plate is empty,it looks very tempting and sounds easy and delicious....Nice recipe,thanks for sharing...

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  2. wow really yummy..the color itself says this is so delicious..
    very simple one..

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  3. YUM! Looks almost like chicken Manchurian. Perfect. I see they are all gone already! :D

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  4. WOW !!that was quick...thanks dearies ...I am glad you liked it..it was really very delicious :)

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  5. Potatoes and Chinese style .. yummy !!! Looks awesome :)

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  6. This looks so delicious, no wonder it got wiped!!

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  7. Delicious chilli potatoes, I love it :)

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  8. Wow its really very tasty.I can feel it with the ingredients only.I dont have veniger is it necessary or any substitute?

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  9. The colour justifies the dish name. Looks very gud :)

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  10. thank you all for stopping by and for leaving your precious comments.

    @Vineelasiva : You can skip vinegar, dear and use juice of 1/2 lemon instead.

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  11. i love potatoes in any form...these look like a great accompaniment to any meal..i'd prefer baking though...

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  12. Colorful spicy potatoes...

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  13. Chilly potatoes looks so delicious...nice idea..no wonder the plate is empty..

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  14. This recipe is completely new to me faiza.Guess it's spicy n yummy yum.Highly innovative to use the potatoes in a different version dear.

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  15. bumped in here for the first time...nice space...chilli potatoes looks so delicious...yummy!..

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  16. I love these kind of potatoes, yum!

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  17. Looks so spicy n delcious recipe..

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  18. poraoes r looking spicy ,colorfula nd mothwatering

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  19. Chilly potatoes looks absolutely tempting and prefect for me...beautiful dish Faiza..

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  20. i love potatoes and this looks truly tempting!

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  21. awesome and tempting. beautiful presentation too

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  22. Hey nice recipe...Awesome one indeed

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  23. chilli potatoes look really tasty! perfect side dish for pulav and fried rice...

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  24. interesting rice...delicious dish!

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  25. wow looks too good faiza,nice recipe,...even i have posted a potato dish today..

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  26. That platter looks yummy....iam not much of a potato fan, but love wedges,fried and stuff like that....I guess ur like my sis, she too asks my mom to add potato in all curries possible.....

    BTW, regarding your question on gelatine, have you tried vegie gel?Its vegetable based gelatine and is suitable for vgetarians. But i dono how well that works...i have seen them in one of teh supermarkets, cant remember which one, sorry.....will chck for it whne i go out next.

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  27. This looks real gud and tempting...bookmared it....

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  28. Chili potatoes looks superb...too tempting dear :)

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  29. oh looks great and adore the empty plate at the end

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  30. Looks superb.. a nice spicy dish..

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  31. Chilli potatoes looks yummy Faiza

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  32. Hi Faiza,

    I am new to your blog..and it is full of fantatsic spicy flavors..I will surely be back for more :)

    JW

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  33. Oh Faiza,..that empty plate says it all..I have a house full of potato lovers..Surely will try this delicious chilli potatoes recipe..Click is awesome and tempting as well.

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  34. These sound and look delicious. I also am a huge lover of potatoes. Thanks!

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  35. this looks oo good..i tried thisones but the coating on the potato didnt come out well...maybe i will give it another try with ur recipe..beautiful pic!!

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  36. Awesome!....Looks super and yummy.

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  37. yummy..empty plate proves that..

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  38. I can see the spiciness and it looks sooo delicious..

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  39. Hi Fazia

    Very yummy looking chili potatoes. No wonder the plate was empty within a short period of taking the photos.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  40. That looks rewl spicy..I love simple dishes like this :-)

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  41. very good your potatoes!!
    I like potatoes in all versions, I will try your too!

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  42. I could eat potatoes 3x a day, smiles, so a new way to prepare potatoes is appreciated. This recipe looks very good indeed.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  43. Mmm looks spicy and tasty!

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  44. Hi Faiza,
    Visited your blog for the first time.Nice blog ..good collection of recipes..will surely try out these chilli potatoes...they look spicy and yummy...who doesn't love potatoes...that too when they look so appetizing and mouth watering.

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  45. I wanted to try this recipe right after you posted it but haven't gotten a chance until now, and boy, I'm writing this now while eating the potatoes, they are simply delicious! my potatoes started vanishing as soon as i fried them in cornstarch. and even though I made it as a side dish for lunch, I don't think its going to last until then... lol!
    I used chili garlic sauce instead of chili paste (too lazy to take out the blender)...both me and my hubby lov 'em!
    thank you for sharing all these wonderful recipes with us, will try more of ur recipes soon, inshallah. :)

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