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Chinese tawa potatoes
Crisp potato chips tossed in a soy, chilli and spring onion sauce
An Indo-Chinese favourite from the barbecue tawa: crisp fried potato chips tossed with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, ketchup and plenty of chillies and spring onion, then glazed with a little cornflour sauce. Sticky, salty and hot. Serve straight away as a starter.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the potatoes
For the seasoning
To garnish
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat oil for deep frying in a deep pan and fry the 4 large potatoes in batches until golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and keep aside.
12 minStep 2: Heat 2 tbsp oil on a tawa or in a wok over a medium-high heat. Add 1 tsp garlic paste and 2 tbsp fresh ginger and sauté for 1 minute.
1 minStep 3: Add the potatoes with 2 ⅛ oz mild green chillies, 1 oz spring onions, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1 tsp chilli sauce and ½ tsp salt and toss together.
2 minStep 4: Mix 2 tsp cornflour with ½ cup water, pour it in and cook for 5 minutes, tossing, until the sauce thickens and coats the potatoes.
5 minStep 5: Garnish with 2 tbsp spring onions and 2 red chillies and serve the tawa potatoes hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chinese tawa potatoes take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of large potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of garlic paste?
- 1 crushed garlic clove per ½ tsp.
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