Potato chips are a crowd favorite. No one can say no to it.
You do end up eating them more than you desired.
Many people like to eat some crispies with lentils,curries or even just like a starter.However the market ones contain palm oil or have too much salt or spices.
What kind of potatoes are used for potato chips?
Potatoes with high amount of starch are considered good for potato chips. A good test is when you slice the potatoes, if the liquid that comes out of the potato slice is white, then the starch content is good.Homemade potato chips can be made on any weekend.You can make it with sea salt if not consuming during Navratri and Sawan fasting.
How do you make potato chips from scratch?
You can actually make it at home easily by drying in hot sun or using a dehydrator.I remember my grandparents making them so much at Bhopal.Huge verandah and solar cooker drying and making for all those papad and savouries.My grandpa is way ahead of his time.As a doctor,he always stresses on good food.When men hardly ventured into the kitchen,he used to treat us with his sweet and savoury recipes.Dear Bhairah ji you are a gem and a pioneer.There is something special about Sindhi community.Men are fond of their food but never shy away from making it.They equally help women(working or stay at home) with all chores at home.Even now at age of 80+ he is still sharing with us his tips and tricks.
I live in an apartment now so bye bye huge garden.Welcome dehydrator!
Dehydrating veggies in batches helps me fulfill all these cravings.I dehydrate and make so much stuff.
Dehydrator is a life saver in places you don't get adequate sun to dry chips in balconies.I think it is one of my best gadgets.People usually make jerky in it who are hard core non-vegetarian.However,I use them to make so many vegan Indian items.
We make potato,bitter gourd chips,dehydrate berries and herbs like mint, and even make sabudana chakli.You can also use it to make aam papad.
Do you have to blanch potatoes before dehydrating?
Yes.
Make these at home and you will never buy them from market.
Pure chips without any adulteration!
Voila!
How to make crispy potato chips at home?
Get the homemade potato chips recipe below
Potato chips add the crunch when having simple meal like lentils & rice.
Ingredients
- 1 kg large potatoes
- 1 tbsp salt/rock salt if eating during fasting period
- 1 small piece of phitkari/alum
- 2-3 litre of water
Instructions
- Using mandolin slicer,thinly slice potatoes.
- Heat a pot with water,salt and alum
- Add the potato slices to water and boil them for 5 mins.
- Spread them evenly in a dehydrator or spread it out in the Sun
- Dehydrate for 4-7 hours till crisp.
- Store in a dry air-tight jar.
- Fry in hot oil whenever you wish to eat.
Notes
Note: You may use fitkari alum if you want the chips bleached white. There is no change in taste even if you do not add alum while soaking. If you are making this specially for fasting: use rock salt and pepper instead of normal salt and red chilly powder. If you do not have dehydrator dry the chips in hot sun on a plastic sheet in balcony as done in the olden days.
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My dehydrated potato chips turned black, and taste bitter after frying please guide me in this regard very thank full if you help me out
Regards
Hi Sohail
Thanks for writing in.
This happens when the potato crop is very fresh and early new ones.The older ones (which are not wet)They should be dry and not sprouted.We have also seen this happen when the potato is very fresh and bit wet.
Hope this helps.
Than you very much , Thank you, i am considering that this is the difference of dehydrator dried and sun dried but you clearify very briefly, also tell me if there is a way out for this phenomenon.
Thanh you in advance
Than you very much , Thank you, i am considering that this is the difference of dehydrator dried and sun dried but you clearify very briefly, also tell me if there is a way out for this phenomenon.
Thanh you in advance
Did u try adding fitkari alum while making it?
Fitakari when added to potatoes makes it white.
I tried but same result, can you kindly tell me that , what should be the temperature set for dehydrating potatoes
The dehydrator that we are using does provide an option for the temperature but it remains in the range of 40-50 degree Celsius
What will be the effect if we raised the temperature to 55 - 60
in that case, they tend to get dark pretty quickly. I suggest that take them out a bit earlier this time even if it is 90% done and let them dry out in the open.