Batata Kaap - Crispy Sliced Potatoes - A Maharastrian Recipe
Batata Kaap (aka Batatyacha Kaap) is nothing but thinly sliced potato dusted with seasoned rice flour and then pan-fried.
Ingredients
- 3 Large Potatoes
- 1/4 Cup Rice Flour
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 2 Large PInches Turmeric Powder
- Salt to Taste
- Oil for pan frying
Instructions
Method to Make Batata Kaap
- In a plate, mix the rice flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt.
- Set aside.
- To a large vessel, add about 3 cups of water.
- Peel the potatoes and slice them into thin slices (about 1/8" thick).
- As you slice the potatoes, put them in the water.
- After all potatoes are sliced, heat a pan or tava.
- Add some oil and spread on the whole surface.
- Turn the heat down to low-medium.
- Take a few slices of potato out of the water.
- Using a kitchen towel, dry the potato slices slightly. We need a little moisture so that the rice flour sticks to the surface of the slice.
- Place the slices in the seasoned rice flour.
- Ensure that both sides of the potato slices are well-coated with the rice flour.
- Place the potato slices on the tava and let them fry till the face touching the pan starts to brown.
- Flip the potato slices over.
- Drizzle a few drops of oil in the pan, if required.
- Continue to pan-fry them till the flip slices start to brown.
- Repeat till all the potato slices are fried.
Notes
Feeling adventurous? Add some Chaat Masala to the rice flour. :)
Yo can also make something similar with Brinjals (Vangi Kaap).