How to make Shredded Potato Stir Fry -

Deep fried potato strips tossed with spring onions, garlic and some sauces

Sanjeev Kapoor

This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

Main Ingredients : Potatoes (आलू), Cornstarch

Cuisine : Indo-Chinese

Course : Snacks and Starters


Shredded Potato Stir Fry

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Hindi: Aloo

Why is it that when you are stuck at “what should we cook today” the answer is always “make some aloo!” Potatoes are like this…extremely popular and have multipurpose usage.

And did you always think that eating a potato will make you fat?
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!

 

Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 16-20 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Shredded Potato Stir Fry Recipe

  • Potatoes non-starchy, cut into thin strips 3-4

  • Cornstarch 3 tablespoons

  • Oil 1 teaspoon + for deep-frying

  • Springs onion bulbs chopped 2-3

  • Garlic chopped 2 teaspoons

  • Sichuan sauce 3 tablespoons

  • Light soy sauce 1 teaspoon

  • Tomato ketchup 1 teaspoon

  • Salt to taste

  • Crushed black peppercorns 1/2 teaspoon

  • Spring onion greens chopped 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.

Step 2

Dust the potato strips with cornstarch and deep-fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.

Step 3

Heat oneteaspoon oil in a non-stick wok, add spring onion bulbs and garlic, mix and sauté for fifteen seconds.

Step 4

Add Sichuan sauce, soy sauce, tomato ketchup and fried potato strips and toss to mix.

Step 5

Add saltand crushed peppercorns and toss well.Add spring onion greens and mix well.

Step 6

Serve immediately.

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