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Tarla Dalal
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An extraordinarily crisp starter, perfect for a Mexican meal! In fact, when you dip this spice-packed snack into the cup of salsa and pop it into your mouth, you will be in doubt as to whether the salsa makes the Crusty Potato Fingers exciting or the other way round!
Never before would you have tasted such a crunchy snack of potatoes dipped in a special batter and coated with crushed corn flakes before deep-frying till perfectly golden.
Serve this appealing snack immediately, with a cup of tangy salsa.
Crusty Potato Fingers ( Mexican Recipe) recipe - How to make Crusty Potato Fingers ( Mexican Recipe)
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Soaking Time
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Baking Time
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Sprouting Time
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Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Crusty Potato Fingers
2 cups potato fingers
crushed corn flakes for coating
oil for deep-frying
To Be Blended Into Coarse Paste (using No Water)
1/2 cup roughly chopped onion
2 tsp roughly chopped green chillies
12 mm piece of ginger (adrak)
salt to taste
To Be Mixed Into A Smooth Batter
1/2 cup plain flour (maida)
1 tbsp cornflour
salt to taste
1/2 cup of water
Method
- To make crusty potato finger, boil enough water in a deep non-stick pan, add the salt and the potato fingers, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 7 minutes.
- Drain the excess water and refresh it using enough cold water. Keep aside.
- Combine the coarse paste and the batter in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Dip each potato finger in the batter and roll in the cornflakes till it is evenly coated from all the sides.
- Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry a few potato fingers, at a time, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
- Drain on an absorbent paper.
- Serve immediately with salsa.
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Nagenderkumar
Nov. 16, 2012, 10:06 a.m.

Tarla Dalal
Nov. 16, 2012, 10:06 a.m.
Hi Nagender, we are delighted you loved the Crusty Potato Fingers recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking