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Batate Kaap (Pan Fried Potato Fritters)

batate kaap
Konkani pan fried potato fritters with a crisp semolina crust.  Easy yet tasty appetizers.  Eggplant/baingan and arum root/colocasia root fritters can also be relished in a similar way.  

Ingredients:
Potato - 1 big
Semolina/Rava/Sooji - 1/2 cup
Red Chilli Powder/Cayenne Pepper - 1 tbsp
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/8 tsp
Tamarind/Imli/Chinch - small piece
Salt
Oil

Method:
1. Peel the potato skin and dice it into thick round slices.
2. In a mixing bowl, add potato slices.  Add red chilli powder, turmeric, tamarind, salt on the slices.  Mix/Toss well  and keep it covered for 30 - 40 minutes.
3. Coat the potato slices in semolina.  Heat a pan and add 1 tbsp oil.  Fry the semolina coated potato till crisp.  Check with a spatula to see if potatoes are cooked.  Shallow fried and crisp Batatya Phodi or Kaap is ready.
4. Instead of semolina you can use corn meal (not corn flour) which has similar texture as semolina.  You can also add little salt, little red chilli powder in semolina as well.
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  1. Suman SinghApril 4, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Love fritters anytime..that looks so crispy and delicious!

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  2. Rekha shobanApril 4, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    interesting fritters!!!yummy!

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  3. Aruna ManikandanApril 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    sounds new to me...
    looks crispy and delicious dear :)

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  4. Indian KhanaApril 5, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    Looks so gud ...wow ...done so perfectly

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  5. Sushma MallyaApril 5, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    My fav fritters looks delicious!

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  6. Priya SureshApril 5, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Tempting fritters, lovely.

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  7. Suja ManojApril 5, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Delicious crispy fitters,looks so inviting.

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  8. Sangeetha MApril 5, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Crispy and yummy fritters...new to me..

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  9. sathyaApril 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Delicious and crispy fritters, love it!

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  10. hamaarethoughts.comApril 5, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Lovely!looks YUM...

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  11. chef and her kitchenApril 6, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Love to eat this for my morning or evening snack..yummy

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  12. SravsApril 6, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    wow delicious and yummy fritters !! Loved them !! happy to follow u !!

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  13. Only Fish RecipesApril 7, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    first time here...wow these potato friiters looks just perfect and yumm.......looks absolutely delicious...glad to follow ur space dear...do visit mine whenever u have time :-)

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