Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Crispy and Crunchy Potato Delicacy,which is ready in a jiffy!बटाट्याचा कीस

 Crispy and Crunchy Potato Delicacy,which is ready in a jiffy!(बटाट्याचा कीस )
-Rashmi Ghatwai

Well,those hungry souls who always want to munch on some unhealthy stuff like potato chips,must try this fast food kind of thing-बटाट्याचा कीस-,a Potato Delicacy,which is ready in a jiffy!AND ,it is not unhealthy!One can  actually feast on बटाट्याचा कीस-this dish,while fasting!
बटाट्याचा कीस 
All you need is good quality potatoes...you can take 1 big potato.wash it thoroughly well.Dry it.Take 3 fistful of groundnuts(peanuts.You can add little more peanuts in order to gobble them up after they are roasted )) and  roast them on low heat,moving the spoon through them constantly,so that they don't get burnt!Once they turn crispy and crunchy,turn off the heat,allow them to cool and grind them coarsely.
Grate the potato along with its skin-the shreads(juliennes) should be slightly thick and not very thin.Wash the कीस  or the potato shreads in cold water twice or thrice and wring out the water as well as the starch from it COMPLETELY.
In one kadhai, heat a tablespoonful oil, add cumin seeds,once they splutter,add a finely chopped green chilly ,add to it the potato shreads. Saute' it a while and then add the coarsely ground peanuts.Add salt as per the taste (we can use sendha namak ( मैग्नेश्यिम सल्फेट )instead,if we are preparing this while observing a fast: and a pinch of sugar,add a dash of lemon and cook for 2 minutes.Garnish it with chopped fresh coriander leaves. And savor this  Crispy and Crunchy Potato Delicacy-बटाट्याचा कीस !

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