Homemade Potato Chips

This is a basic potato chips recipe which is flavored with pepper and some salt. before frying, the thin slices of potato, it is soaked in water to remove excess starch. Then later it is deep fried in oil till it turn out golden crisp in color. 

        

Soak the thin slices of potatoes in water. soaking removes excess starch from potato slices. if fried with starch, chips would turn dark brown with less crisp. 

Ingredients
Brown Potato / Yellow Potato - 3
Fresh Ground Pepper - to taste
Salt to taste
Oil for deep fry
Cold Water - 5 Cups

Method

Peel the skin of potato and slice. Transfer the sliced potatoes into ice cold water and rest for 30 minutes. Then drain and pat dry over a kitchen towel. (It prevents oil from spluttering)

Take the sliced potato one by one and deep fry. Deep fry the sliced potatoes in hot oil. Reduce the flame to medium and fry. Stir occasionally and fry on both the sides.

Once the potato slices turns crips and slight golden spots start to appear over the edges. Drain off the potatoes over kitchen towel to remove excess oil.

And then immediately sprinkle some salt and pepper over chips and mix gently. Potato chips are ready to serve or store in airtight container.