Baked Stuffed Potato Skins

by Tarla Dalal

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Mexican Salad Bowl

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Mushrooms and corn make a great filling for potato skins.

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Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min.
Serves 4.
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Ingredients

4 potatoes
grated cooking cheese, for baking
oil for deep-frying
salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste

For the mushroom filling
4 tbsp finely chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
1 tbsp chopped onion
1 tsp plain flour (maida)
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1/4 tsp dried oregano
3/4 cup White Sauce
2 tsp butter
salt to taste

For the corn filling
1 1/2 cups cooked corn
1 onion, chopped
1 green chilli, chopped
2 tbsp grated processed cheese
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp fresh cream
2 tsp cornflour
2 tbsp butter
a few drops of tobasco or capsico sauce
salt to taste

Method

Boil the potatoes. Cut them lengthwise and scoop out leaving fairly thick walls.
Deep fry the potatoes in hot oil until crisp or light pink in colour.
Sprinkle salt and pepper over the potatoes.

For the mushroom filling

Heat the butter and fry the onion for 1/2 minute.
Add the flour and green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
Add the mushrooms and oregano and cook for 2 minutes or until soft. Add salt.
Add the white sauce and mix well.

For the corn filling

Heat the butter and fry the onion for 1/2 minute.
Add the green chilli and fry again for a few seconds.
Add the corn and cook for a few minues.
Mix the milk, cream and cornflour and add to the corn. Cook again for a few minutes, adding salt.
Take off the fire, add the cheese and a few drops of Tabasco or Capsico sauce.

How to proceed

Put either the mushrooms or corn filling inside the fried skins.
Srpinkle the cheese on top and bake in a hot oven at 200 degree C (400 degree F) for 5 minutes.
Serve hot.

RECIPE SOURCE : Mexican Cooking

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Leena_Dhoot, December 03, 2010

This is an amazingly yummy dish!! From kids to adults everyone just pounces on these beautiful potato skins! Both the filling are quite delicious but I preferred the mushroom one!

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Reviewed December 03, 2010 by Leena_Dhoot

This is an amazingly yummy dish!! From kids to adults everyone just pounces on these beautiful potato skins! Both the filling are quite delicious but I preferred the mushroom one!

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