Potato Kurkure is a tasty and spicy evening snack. It is prepared with potatoes, tossed in Indian spices, and deep-fried in hot oil. Served best with coffee or tea in the evening or you can serve it along with ketchup, mayonnaise, or tomato sauce. Potato kurkure is similar to western french fries, but the stripes are thinner than french fries, some other variations are also there, french fries are double-fried and the salt is added for taste. Potato kurkure is a spicy & Indian style snack. Which matches Indian taste buds. There are so many snacks with potatoes like cutlets, potato fingers, cheese sticks, etc. This is a unique recipe made only from potatoes.
Notes
- While preparing potato kurkure, use the potatoes that are stored for a while, fresh potatoes are high in water content, resulting in soggy fries.
- Once cut into stripes wash them in clean water 2 – 3 times to remove starch, which makes potato kurkure crispy.
- Do not skip rice flour and cornflour, they are essential for crispy kurkure.
- You can adjust chilli powder according to the spiciness.
- If you like you can add finely chopped green chilis.
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Potato Kurkure is a tasty and spicy evening snack. It is prepared with potatoes, tossed in Indian spices, and deep-fried in hot oil. Served best with coffee or tea in the evening or you can serve it along with ketchup, mayonnaise, or tomato sauce.
- 5 Potatoes
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1/2 tsp Jeera powder
- 1/2 tsp Crushed pepper
- 1.5 tsp Chili powder
- 2 tsp Rice flour
- 2 tsp Corn flour
- 1/2 tsp Chat masala
- Chopped coriander leaves
- Salt as needed
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Peel 5 medium size potatoes and soak them in salted water for 30 minutes.
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Once done, cut into even strips.
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Wash them in clean water 2 - 3 times.
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Keep it in a bowl, add required salt 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp jeera powder, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper, 1 tsp chilli powder.
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Add 2 tsp rice flour, 2 tsp cornflour, and chopped coriander leaves.
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Combine everything until coated well.
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Fry it in medium heat oil, for 3 - 4 minutes or until golden colour.
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Drain it on the kitchen towel.
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Add 1/2 tsp chat masala and 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional) and toss it once again.
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Serve hot.
- Use the potatoes that are stored for a while, fresh potatoes are high in water content, resulting in soggy fries.
- Once cut into stripes wash it in clean water 2 - 3 times to remove starch, which makes potato kurkure crispy.
- Do not skip rice flour and cornflour, they are essential for crispy kurkure.
- You can adjust chilli powder according to the spiciness if you like you can add finely chopped green chilis.
Method
Step by Step Pictures
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Peel 5 medium size potatoes and soak them in salted water for 30 minutes.
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Once done, cut into even strips.
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Wash them in clean water 2 – 3 times.
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Keep it in a bowl, add required salt 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp jeera powder, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper, 1 tsp chilli powder.
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Add 2 tsp rice flour, 2 tsp cornflour, and chopped coriander leaves.
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Combine everything until coated well.
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Fry it in medium heat oil, for 3 – 4 minutes or until golden colour.
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Drain it on the kitchen towel.
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Add 1/2 tsp chat masala and 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional) and toss it once again.
11. Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
- Use the potatoes that are stored for a while, fresh potatoes are high in water content, resulting in soggy fries.
- Once cut into stripes wash it in clean water 2 – 3 times to remove starch, which makes potato kurkure crispy.
- Do not skip rice flour and cornflour, they are essential for crispy kurkure.
- You can adjust chilli powder according to the spiciness if you like you can add finely chopped green chilis.
