Farali Batata Chivda (Potato Chevda - Fasting Recipe)
Firstly to begin,wash the potatoes,peel them.
Then finely chop them into long strips,thinner strips.
Make sure each strip is around 1" (Inch) long.
You can use a grater with bigger holes too.
Soak the potato strips in water for 1/2 hour.
Wash the potato strips twice so that all the starch is washed away.
Dry them on the kitchen towel.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
When its hot,drop the potato strips in batches in hot oil and fry them with slotted spoon.
Once they are about 50% cooked,then reduce the flame to sim.
Let them fry for the rest of the time on sim.
Keep turning the strips till they are golden brown.
Take care not to burn them.
Keep frying them it you hear a crunch when turning them.
When you hear a crunchy sound when turning them that means they are done.
Carefully drain them on tissue paper.
When all the potato strips are fried.
Then to the same oil,add all the ingredients mentioned such as coconut slices,peanuts,curry leaves,cashewnuts and green chilies.
Fry them on a medium flame till they are brownish and fragrant.
Drain them on absorbent paper.
Mix all the fried ingredients.
Add salt and sugar.
Add sultanas.
Toss them well so that all are mixed well.
Store this chivda in air tight container.
Enjoy this with tea!
This is a very good upwas faral.
