Preethi's online cookbook: Plantain (Raw banana) chips / Vazhaikai Varuval

Plantain (Raw banana) chips / Vazhaikai Varuval

Author: kittymatti / Labels: Snacks

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.

30 comments:

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...: easy one and yummy too...; July 6, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Priyameena said...: Nice snack for the rain!!; July 6, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Unknown said...: Looks lovely. My favorite too.; July 6, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Vibaas said...: they look perfect. thin and crisp! :); July 6, 2009 at 9:38 PM
kittymatti said...: thank u guys!!; July 6, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Preety said...: such a perfect snack for evenings..; July 6, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Indian Khana said...: Looks so gud and inviting...just nice for any time of the day ;); July 6, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Shanthi Krishnakumar said...: TYPICAL IYENGAR AATHU KALYANA/PAMDIGAI CHIPS; July 7, 2009 at 2:32 AM
Hari Chandana P said...: Woww.. looks crispy and tasty... easy recipe.. lovely click; July 7, 2009 at 3:10 AM
Parita said...: These are everyone's fav chips..crispy and crunchy..yum yum!; July 7, 2009 at 4:24 AM
Anonymous said...: It's my faaaa..vourite snack!looks perfect dear...; July 7, 2009 at 4:50 AM
Shama Nagarajan said...: nice crispy ones..yummy; July 7, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Nithya said...: Yummy yummy. I like this a lot. I used to keep munching on this chips every time mom makes it. :)

This one looks perfect..; July 7, 2009 at 6:37 AM
Kalaivani said...: My favorite snack,looks so crisp and delicious.; July 7, 2009 at 6:46 AM
Doloncookbook said...: Looks lovely .. I love plantain chips . These are perfect ... Crispy & delicious ...; July 7, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Vrinda said...: My fav snack too..looks yum...; July 7, 2009 at 7:44 AM
Padma said...: Looks so yummm Preethi... thin and crispy ... my fav too... pass me some dear ;); July 7, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Bergamot said...: fresh banana chips!! Simply yummy :-); July 7, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Sushma Mallya said...: hi kitty....nice thin crispy chips...i just love them ....; July 7, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Sarah Naveen said...: 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!!!!; July 7, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Unknown said...: I luv vazhakkai chips..Urs looks thin and crisp..I dont even need a side dish for rasam sadham when i have these..; July 7, 2009 at 10:24 AM
kittymatti said...: hehehe..thank u all so much
Im so glad u guys liked it...Yes shanti even i miss the kalyana vazhaika varuval; July 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Mahimaa's kitchen said...: delicious chips!! looks very tempting. pakave supera iruku.; July 7, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Rika said...: my mom used to make them..i used to have them with plain ghee rice..so yummy..i miss them; July 7, 2009 at 12:22 PM
kittymatti said...: wow! next time i'll try with ghee rice! nice idea!
thank u all!; July 7, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Anonymous said...: who wouldnt love this fried snack?am no xception; July 7, 2009 at 1:02 PM
lissie said...: wow, they are so spicy and yummy! look perfect,thin and crispy!; July 7, 2009 at 1:36 PM
Mangala Bhat said...: wow! Lovely snack item ! crunchy munchy ..Yummy!; July 7, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Sowmya said...: 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 :); July 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM
kittymatti said...: 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..; July 7, 2009 at 4:45 PM

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