Pepper and Garlic Potatoes make a versatile side dish to any meal. It can be served with baked fish as a side for dinner, or as a side in a south Indian lunch with Rasam and rice. These crispy potatoes tossed with the goodness of black pepper and garlic, makes you want to eat this carbohydrate 😉
Ready in 15 minutes;Serves 4 people
Ingredients
- Potatoes -4 large
- Black pepper – 1 tsp
- Garlic paste- 1 tblsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil
Preparation
- Peel the potatoes and soak in water.
- Horizontally cut each potato and thinly slice the potatoes to make semi-circle chips.
- Soak these chips in water till you fry them in oil
- Take a flat wide pan and pour some oil and shallow fry the potatoes to lightly crisp.
- While the potatoes are frying, mix minced garlic, black pepper, and salt together.
- Add the garlic and pepper to the crispy potatoes and toss together to get them all individually seasoned.
- Cover the pan with a lid for the potatoes to absorb the pepper and garlic flavors in its own steam.
- Toss the pan of potatoes around for a mix of crispy and soft peppery garlic potatoes.
- Serve warm to enjoy its crispy flavors.
Tips
Peeled Potatoes have to be soaked in cold water to avoid browning or blackening of the potatoes due to oxidation.