Beetroot Chips | Chips Recipes

     Beetroot chips are very colorful and attractive yet are a healthy snack. I saw this recipe in a magazine long time back but forgot where. Chips are usually fried fruits or vegetable slices only. This beetroot chips is fried only after adding a thin coat of besan flour and rice flour just like bajji. Since the coating is very thin, we are calling it as chips only. 

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Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks

Preparation Time: 7 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Beetroot (medium size)	1 (150 gm)
Besan Flour / Kadalai Maavu	¼ cup
Rice Flour	2 tbsp
White Sesame Seeds	2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder	3 tsp
Asafoedita / Hing	¼ tsp
Salt	1 tsp or As Required
Water	3 tbsp
Oil	For Deep Fry

Procedure:

1. Wash and peel the skin of the beetroot.

2. Cut it into four equal parts vertically.

3. Then slice them into thin slices using the slicer. Keep it aside.

4. In a wide bowl, add besan flour, rice flour, sesame seeds, red chilli powder, hing and salt. Mix them well.

5. Then add the beetroot slices (from 3). Mix them gently without damage the slices.

6. Sprinkle the water and mix them well. Leave if for just 2 mins.

7. Heat the oil in a pan, put the slices into the hot oil and fry till the sizzle sounds stops.

8. Take them out from the oil and drain the oil completely. Then keep it on the tissue paper to remove the excess oil. 

9. Allow them to cool down completely and store it in an air tight container for later use.

       Tasty and crispy chips is ready to serve.

Note:

1. Mine took nearly 3 tbsp water or adjust the water quantity till the flour mixture coat well with the slices.

2. Fry the slices bath by batch. Do not overload the frying pan.