Microwave potato chips are catching on in the Blogging world, thanks to Uncle Bill and Nic. It seems to be already getting ahead of self-frosting cupcakes. I tried it with idaho potatoes and in my first attempt I did burn most of the slices. I guess the trick, if any, is in the even slicing. I love plantain chips and tried making it in the microwave. It worked! I thinly sliced the plantains by hand, tossed them with some salt, chili powder and 1 tsp oil. Then they took around 3 min in the microwave. The extra oil is optional but since plantains are very dry inside, I liked the addition of oil.
Yummy! This I got to try!
ReplyDeleteI love plaintains, but they usually have more grease than a bucket of fried chicken. I wouldn't have thought to try the microwave trick on them!
ReplyDeleteI have never plaintains this way Mika - quite novel. I am an ardent fan of it. A must-try during this weekend. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteEver since I saw Nupur's microwave chips, I've been trying to microwave almost everything that might otherwise need deepfrying!!! I cut up a tortilla into wedges and microwaved for a minute and they turned out real crisp. Tasted awesome with hummus.
ReplyDeletewhoohoo... banana chips! Another thing to try! Mika, by the way, it's YOU that's the Microwave Queen, not me :)
ReplyDeleteAnother microwave trick that worked for this weekend...was microwave aloo tikkis!!
ReplyDeleteI just wrapped up 4 potatoes in shrink wrap, nuked them for 5 minutes. Soaked Nutrela (textured soy protein) in warm water for 5 minutes...and then nuked that for about 3 minutes too...mixed with the mashed potatoes and salt, and a tbsp of oil...made tikkis and microwaved them for about 2-3 minutes. Then, just put them on a slightly greased nonstick tava (griddle) to get the 'crust'...sure loved tikkis without the frying :)With spicy chhole it was a nice filling protein-packed meal!!
Love your chocolate mayo cake mika..will try soon!!
I love plaintains...I want to eat this..
ReplyDeleteNow I am going to eat this in my home ..
Are they supposed to come out crispy? Mine weren't and I left them in an extra 30 seconds.
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