Monday, July 6, 2009

Plantain (Raw banana) chips / Vazhaikai Varuval

Plantain Chips


My favourite snack!! The tastiest chips!! Any special occasion, mom makes vazhakai chips and gulab jamun for me.

Ingredients:

Long raw bananas
Salt to taste
Chilli powder- to taste

Peel off the skin of raw bananas. Cut off the edges
Heat sufficient oil for deep flying in a kadai.
Slice the plantains directly into hot oil using a mandalin slicer.
You can alternatively slice them in a plate and then transfer it into the hot oil.
Fry well till the oil reduces sizzling and the chips feel light and done.
Spread the fried chips on paper kitchen towels.
Sprinkle salt and chilli powder and mix well.
Enjoy!

Alternatively, you can also season it with salt, freshly cracked pepper and hing.

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30 comments:

  1. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJuly 6, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    easy one and yummy too...

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  2. PriyameenaJuly 6, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    Nice snack for the rain!!

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  3. UnknownJuly 6, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    Looks lovely. My favorite too.

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  4. VibaasJuly 6, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    they look perfect. thin and crisp! :)

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  5. kittymattiJuly 6, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    thank u guys!!

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  6. PreetyJuly 6, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    such a perfect snack for evenings..

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  7. Indian KhanaJuly 6, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    Looks so gud and inviting...just nice for any time of the day ;)

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  8. Shanthi KrishnakumarJuly 7, 2009 at 2:32 AM

    TYPICAL IYENGAR AATHU KALYANA/PAMDIGAI CHIPS

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  9. Hari Chandana PJuly 7, 2009 at 3:10 AM

    Woww.. looks crispy and tasty... easy recipe.. lovely click

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  10. ParitaJuly 7, 2009 at 4:24 AM

    These are everyone's fav chips..crispy and crunchy..yum yum!

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  11. AnonymousJuly 7, 2009 at 4:50 AM

    It's my faaaa..vourite snack!looks perfect dear...

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  12. Shama NagarajanJuly 7, 2009 at 6:21 AM

    nice crispy ones..yummy

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  13. NithyaJuly 7, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    Yummy yummy. I like this a lot. I used to keep munching on this chips every time mom makes it. :)

    This one looks perfect..

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  14. KalaivaniJuly 7, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    My favorite snack,looks so crisp and delicious.

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  15. DoloncookbookJuly 7, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    Looks lovely .. I love plantain chips . These are perfect ... Crispy & delicious ...

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  16. VrindaJuly 7, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    My fav snack too..looks yum...

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  17. PadmaJuly 7, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    Looks so yummm Preethi... thin and crispy ... my fav too... pass me some dear ;)

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  18. BergamotJuly 7, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    fresh banana chips!! Simply yummy :-)

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  19. Sushma MallyaJuly 7, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    hi kitty....nice thin crispy chips...i just love them ....

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  20. Sarah NaveenJuly 7, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    My favourite!!! Reminds me of Onam and the sadya we have for it!!! Its a must item for our onam sadya....We call it ethakka upperi!!!
    Looks perfect!!!!

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  21. UnknownJuly 7, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    I luv vazhakkai chips..Urs looks thin and crisp..I dont even need a side dish for rasam sadham when i have these..

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  22. kittymattiJuly 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    hehehe..thank u all so much
    Im so glad u guys liked it...Yes shanti even i miss the kalyana vazhaika varuval

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  23. Mahimaa's kitchenJuly 7, 2009 at 12:03 PM

    delicious chips!! looks very tempting. pakave supera iruku.

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  24. RikaJuly 7, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    my mom used to make them..i used to have them with plain ghee rice..so yummy..i miss them

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  25. kittymattiJuly 7, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    wow! next time i'll try with ghee rice! nice idea!
    thank u all!

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  26. AnonymousJuly 7, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    who wouldnt love this fried snack?am no xception

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  27. lissieJuly 7, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    wow, they are so spicy and yummy! look perfect,thin and crispy!

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  28. Mangala BhatJuly 7, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    wow! Lovely snack item ! crunchy munchy ..Yummy!

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  29. SowmyaJuly 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Aaahhaaa Super ah irukke Kitty... I used to love it when mom makes it. But I dont remember it being so thin. Yours are really very thin and lovely.Its tempting. Guess directly slicing onto hot oil needs some practice ;P

    Btw, thanks for your clarification on the garlic use in that curd gravy. I will try sometime. I do started using garlic off late but skeptic about curd and garlic. But no harm in giving it a try :)

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  30. kittymattiJuly 7, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    thank u all so much! actually sowmya, it is the mandalin slicer's trick...You get very thin slicers here.. yeah, when u slice directly into oil the oil vapours could be too hot...so it depends on how much heat u can take... better to slice on a plate and drop it off in oil..

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