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Chilli Aloo Recipe.

Ingredients:

Ingredients for chilli potato
3 medium potatoes or aloo (about 250 grams)
2 tbsp corn flour (or corn starch or rice flour or organic all-purpose flour)
1/4 tsp red chilli powder or paprika powder
salt as needed
1/3 cup oil or as needed
ingredients for chilli sauce
1 tbsp oil
1 1/2 tbsp garlic chopped
1 medium onion chopped or sliced (or 2 sprigs spring onions chopped)
3/4 cup capsicum or bell peppers diced
1 green chili deseeded
1/2 tbsp soya sauce (naturally brewed)
1 tbsp red chilli sauce
1/2 to 3/4 tsp red chili powder or paprika or red chilli paste (optional)
1/2 to 3/4 tsp vinegar (prefer apple cider vinegar)
salt as needed

Recipe Instructions:

Prepare potatoes for chilli potato
peel potatoes and cut each to half inch slices.
Then cut each slice to few half inch sticks.
So you will have each stick of about half by half inch thickness.
Immerse them in water for 30 minutes.
Drain the water and boil them in fresh water for 3 to 4 mins until they are slightly cooked but firm.
If you skip this step the potatoes may not cook while frying.
Frying aloo for chilli potato
sprinkle flour, red chili powder and salt over the drained potatoes.
Toss well to coat the flour evenly.
Heat oil in a deep pan.
When hot enough slide one by one to hot oil.
Deep fry on a medium flame or grill until golden & crisp.
Remove them to a colander or kitchen tissue.
Check if the potatoes are completely cooked from inside yet crisp.
Do not over cook they need to be firm.
Drain them completely.
How to make chilli potato
mix red chilli sauce with red chili powder using little water.
Make a thick paste.
Set aside.
Heat one tbsp oil on a high heat in a pan.
Fry garlic and chilli until they smell good.
Add onions and saute until transparent or pink.
Next add capsicums and saute for a 1 to 2 mins
add the red chilli sauce, soya sauce and vinegar.
Pour 3 to 4 tbsp water and allow the sauces to bubble.
To make gravy chilli potato , dissolve 3/4 tsp corn starch with half cup water.
Stir and pour to the pan.
Also you will need to add more chilli & soya sauces to make the gravy version.
When the sauce thickens taste the sauce and adjust more salt and sauce if needed.
Turn off and then add fried potatoes and toss.
Add spring onion greens.
Serve chilli potato hot or warm immediately as they lose the crispness if rested.
You can serve it as a starter or as a side.

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