Crispy saucy water chestnut

CRISPY SAUCY WATER CHESTNUT

INGREDIENTS

• Water chestnuts – 250 gms [ cooked ones ]
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp
• Oil for deep frying
• Maida – 1 tbsp
• Cornflour – 1 tbsp
• Red chilli pwdr – 1/2 tsp
• Finely minced garlic – 1 tbsp
• Chilli sauce – 1 tbsp
• Soya sauce – 1 or 11/2 tsp
• Tomato ketchup – 1 tbsp
• Sugar – 1/2 tsp
• Pepper pwdr – 1/4 tsp
• Finely chopped spring onion greens or coriander leaves for garnish
• Salt to taste
• Cornflour slurry – tsp corn flour + water

PREPARATION

1. Remove the flesh from the black shells of boiled chestnuts .
2. Chop it into 2 and take in a mixing bowl , add corn flour + maida + salt + red chilli pwdr and mix well with clean hands .Keep aside for some times.
3. Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the chest nuts till crispy and golden . Drain and remove on an absorbent paper .
4. Make a mixture of chilli sauce + soya sauce + ketchup + sugar + pepper pwdr + 1 tbsp water and mix well .

METHOD

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil  and add garlic and fry .[don’t burn ,colour should not change ]

Lower the flame and add the sauce , mix well.

Add the cornflour slurry ,mix well .

Stir and cook till it becomes glossy /shinny . [rawness of cornflour should go ]

Add the fried chestnuts and mix well till it is completed coated with the sauce.

Finally add the greens and mix well.

Serve hot as starters .

You can also sprinkle roasted white sesame seeds for garnish .

NOTES

1. Adjust sauces as per taste .
2. Don’t add too much of soya sauce ,be careful .

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