Make these crisp, golden-brown hash browns for your supper tonight !!
Serve them on a heap of a green salad, plain couscous or noodles as a side dish to make it a perfectly healthy and satisfying meal.
Bon appetit !!
What you need:
| Potatoes (preferably waxy) | 3 |
| Onion and a large green chili chopped | |
| Salt, chili or paprika powder to taste | |
| Pepper powder | 1 tsp |
| Plain flour | 4 tbsp |
| egg | 1 |
| Olive oil or any other oil to shallow fry |
Let’s make it:
Grate it
- Peel and coarsely grate the potatoes and chop the onion very thinly.
Squeeze it
- Place the grated potatoes and onion in the middle of a tea towel and squeeze dry. This will let all the excess liquids to drain out
Mix it
- Place the potatoes, egg, salt, pepper and plain flour in a bowl and mix thoroughly using your hands.
- Add green chili, chili powder and adjust the taste at this point
Shape it
- Place a boll of the mixture on your palm and make a thick, round pattie.
- Dust both sides with plain flour
- Make a few more
Fry it
- Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil on a non-stick pan and gently place them on it
- Shallow fry on medium – high flame both sides until golden
Serve it
- Place on a wire rack to cool off slightly
- Serve immediately with ketchup or sweet chili sauce
Tip: Avoid eggs and add an extra tbsp of flour to make it a vegetarian version
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