Recipe- Sun Dried Batatyacha Kees

This is the perfect season to make and store yearly supply of all the sundried items. As the sun is not too strong and we can easily sit in direct sunlight for few hours to and make these items and then dry them in the sun for a whole day or for few days.

Ingredients

5 big Potatoes / Aloo
1.5 tsp Salt / Namak
2 tsp Cooking Oil
pinch Alum Powder / Phitkari optional

Method

* Peel the potatoes and keep putting them in water so they will not turn black.

* Now using a thick grater, grate the potatoes and keep putting them in a water filled bowl.

* When you finish grating all the potatoes then wash the grated potatoes 3-4 times in different water each time.

* Now take a big strainer and add all the grated potato sev in it so all the water will drain from it.

* Boil enough water in a big pan, add salt, 1 tsp oil and a pinch of alum powder in the water.

* When water start boiling then add the grated potato sev in the boiling water and after 2 minute switch off the heat and cover the pan with a plate.

* After 5 minute drain it on a colander to remove the extra water.

* Now spread a plastic sheet or a cotton cloth in direct sun light and then spread the potato sev in a single layer. Make sure to lightly grease the plastic sheet.

* It may take 2- 3 days to dry completely , depending on the heat in the weather.

* When batatyacha kees/ potato salli dry completely then store in an container.

* HOW TO USE- Heat enough oil in a pan ,then add handful of sun dried potato salli in the oil and fry till it change its colour. remove from the pan with a slotted spoon. sprinkle some chili powder, mango powder or chat masala ans serve as a snack.