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Potato snacks recipe | crispy potato kurkure | potato-rice snacks

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

For potato snacks

  • 2 medium size boiled potatoes
  • 1 cup raw rice
  • 2 green chilli
  • ½ inch ginger
  • 3-4 garlic cloves
  • 4 tbsp water or as required - use very less to grind
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • ¼ tsp red chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • Some coriander leaves
  • Oil for deep frying

For tomato ketchup

  • 500 grm ripe tomatoes
  • 1.5 cup Water to boil tomatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 5 tbsp sugar or as required
  • 2 tbsp vinegar

Instructions

Making potato snacks

  • In a pressure cooker, boil 2 potatoes. Remove the skin and cool down completely.
  • Wash rice with water and soak it in hot water.
  • When rice is puffed up, strain water and add rice into the mixture jar.
  • Grind rice into powder. Then add mashed potatoes, green chilli, ginger, garlic cloves, and water. Grind into a thick paste.
  • Add batter into mixing bowl; also add salt, cumin seeds, hing, red chilli flakes, chaat masala, and some coriander leaves. Mix well.
  • Add batter into a plastic bag and make a cone.
  • Heat oil in a pan, and add batter into long strips.
  • Fry it on medium flame till it becomes crispy and golden brown from the outside.
  • Serve potato snacks with homemade tomato ketchup and a cup of tea.

Making tomato ketchup

  • blanch the tomatoes in enough water. boil for 5 minutes or till the skin of the tomatoes starts to separate.
  • cool down the tomatoes thoroughly, and transfer them to the blender.
  • Grind tomatoes without adding any water.
  • using a filter, extract the tomato puree separating the seeds and skin of the tomatoes.
  • stir and mix well. boil the mixture well.
  • Then add salt, ½ tsp chili powder, and 5 tbsp sugar.
  • keep stirring till the tomato puree thickens. It takes 10 minutes.
  • then add 2 tbsp vinegar, as they act as preservatives.
  • mix well and check for consistency.
  • transfer the tomato sauce or tomato ketchup into a glass bottle once cooled completely.

Notes

For potato, snacks
  • use very less water to grind the batter.
  • Fry nashta on medium flame, till it becomes crispy and golden brown.
For tomato ketchup
  • boil tomatoes on medium heat.
  • strain tomato puree helps to make smooth tomato ketchup.
  • cook tomato puree on medium flame.
  • vinegar acts as a preservative to store tomato ketchup for a longer time.