Monday, September 24, 2012

VAZHAKKAI CHIPS RECIPE| HOME MADE RAW BANANA CHIPS

   Vazhakkai | Raw banana chips is a rare one which i make at home, though my grandmother makes a super crispy chips often. One day i had a sudden craving for this chips and i decided to make it out and asked my mom for the exact procedure of making it(though i know roughly). The raw banana chips came out super crispy and yum and we enjoyed with hot rice and Paruppu urundai kuzhambhu for a weekend lunch. Will be posting the recipe for parrupu urundai kuzhambhu in my next post.
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raw banana chips
INGREDIENTS:
RAW BANANA | VAZHAKKAI 2
OIL TO DEEP FRY
SALT AS NEEDED
BLACK PEPPER POWDER 1/4 TSP
RED CHILLI POWDER 1/8 TSP
PLANTAIN CHIPS
METHOD:


  • Peel the skin of the  raw bananas and slice them using a slicer (mandoline slicer)and immerse it in salt water for 10 minutes.
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  • After 10 minutes, take out the slices and pat dry in a kitchen towel.
  • On the other hand heat the oil for deep frying.
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  • When the oil is hot, carefully put in the dried and sliced raw bananas.
  • Fry it in batches. Do not put too much at a time. Also carefully put them and ensure everyone is separate . If the raw banana slices are together then it will get cooked evenly and will become soggy.
  • When the sizzle sound of the oil subsides, take them out and drain it in a kitchen towel.
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  • Repeat this for the rest of the slices.
  • Transfer it to a wide airtight container. Add pepper powder and chilli powder. Do not add salt as we added while immersing them in water.
  • Shake vigorously for even mixing of spices.
  • Enjoy crispy Vazhakkai chips with Rice and sambar or with tea | coffee.
vazhakkai chips
Note:
  • Just before frying take out the sliced raw bananas from water and pat dry. Else the color will become dull.
  • After frying and draining the excess oil in the kitchen towel, a minute later transfer it to a air tight container. Repeat this for all the batches . If the chips stays outside till the entire batch gets over it will loose its crispiness.
  • For a healthy version you can bake it instead of frying.
  • In my in laws place the cook mami will take out the skin of the vazhakkai ( as we do for ripe banana) and directly slice them in the oil. though i have seen that I never tried as i don't think i can bear the heat!!

32 comments:

  1. amrith loves this! we buy back some packets when returning from india :)

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  2. yeah is that urundai kuzhambu? lovely clicks esp the last one

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  3. i love it.. my mom makes this in sim way..

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  4. love these crunchy n yummy chips...

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  5. My favorite chips.. looks so tempting and perfect.. lovely clicks too.. thanks for sharing dear :)
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  6. Looks super crispy and yumm..I usually buy this..especially love with red chilly powder dusted on it..

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  7. I am not making this as my hubby dont like it.. I am craving for some. u made me drool :)

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  8. Love this ....looks too gud ...I want that bowl

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  9. I want a cup of hot coffee to go with that plate of chips. I learnt to use nendran banana to have that typical yellow color in chips.

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  10. anytime!!! they look so tempting and crispy and comforting!!!

    Sowmya

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  11. lovely clicks and crispy chips.I love it with pepper
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  12. Evergreen favy chips...
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  13. This is my family fav snack. Looks yumm.perfectly done.

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  14. Crispy & a perfect tea time snack...
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  15. Really tempting,pls pass some...

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  16. These chips are great. They just disappear when we make them.

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  17. its raining heavily here send me some of these. looks so crunchy.

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  18. After maravalli kizhangu chips, these chips are my fav.

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  19. wow...im droooling here!!looks amazing!

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  20. So perfect and crunchy. My MIL sprinkles some salt water to the chips as they are frying.. though that always sounds like a scary proposition to me :)

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  21. Tempting snack...cant stop at all....looks very appetising!!

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  22. perfect chip...looks very tempting...love it!!

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  23. Wow.. They look crunchy & crispy.. tempting snack.

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  24. One of my favorite chips. Looks inviting.

    Vardhini
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  25. wow those chips looks perfect crisp n tempting....hey jayashri i tried ur banana bread recipe it came out really well ,today i posted it also ..thanks for sharing

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  26. Wow superb yummy crispy chips.

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  27. Hi Jayshri,

    can you tel me the process to bake them ?

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