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a few minutes. After about 15 Then heat the oil again and drop the
minutes, remove the slices from the slices again in the oil. Stir them and
water and leave them to dry on a toss them occasionally for the first
clean kitchen towel or paper napkins. time. This will gives extra crispness to
Drain the potatoes and spread them the chips. When the width of your
on the paper towel. Make sure that slices is large this second time frying
keep an equal distance between the will adds extra taste to it. It will
slices. Pat dry with paper towels and become soft in the inner and achieves
chill 15 minutes. This will absorbs the that signature crisp exterior. Before
excess water content in the slices. If adding the next batch for frying wait
you didn't remove the water content for a few minutes, make sure that the
your chips wouldn't be crispier. Then oil is back hot again. And immediately
pour oil to a depth of your choice sprinkle the chips with chives and
into a large pan and heat it. You can desired amount of kosher salt and
use groundnut oil or any oil of your toss it up. It is typically served as
choice. Make sure that the oil is party snacks for kids, appetizers, and
enough hot to fry the potato slices by even some time as a side dish for
dropping a piece of the slice in the oil. many foods. You can add only salt or
As the piece bounces back to the salt added with chili powder
surface, then it is sure that your oil is according to your wish. You can eat
ready to fry the potato slices. Once this with tomato sauce and fresh
the oil is hot, reduce the flame to cream.
medium-low and drop a batch of the
potato slices. It has to be noted that
you should not add the wet slices into
the hot oil. Dry them off completely
before adding to hot oil. Dry well for
safety's sake. Fry potatoes in batches,
stirring and tossing occasionally until
it turns slightly to a golden brown and
or of crisp. Do not brown them and
then the whole taste of the recipe will
be spoiled. Remove the chips from
the oil and drain off the excess oil.
Drain on the paper towel. Keep them
covered and at room temperature
until needed. Once the whole spices
are fried put them in a large bowl.
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