Basically a potato-based snack or a variant of potato chips that are baked or deep-fried with a smiley shape. it is a popular and attractive snack especially due to its crunchy, savoury taste and obviously due is pleasant shape.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Servings: 40 smiley
Ingredients:
- 4 cups boiled potato (grated)
- 5 cup bread crumbs
- 4 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions:
1. Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cups boiled and grated potato.
2. Further add ¼ cup bread crumbs, 2 tbsp cornflour, ½ tsp chilli powder and salt to taste.
3. Combine all the ingredients well. Add more bread crumbs if required.
4. Form a soft non-sticky dough.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, this prevents smiley from breaking in oil and retaining its shape.
6. Now take a large ball-sized prepared potato dough and flatten it slightly thick over butter paper. Butter paper avoids dough to stick.
7. Cut round using a cookie cutter or a glass.
8. Also using a straw make eyes and use a spoon to make a smile.
9. Deep fry the potato smiles in hot oil. or brush with oil and bake in preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 25 minutes or till it turns golden and crisp.
10. Stir occasionally and fry till golden brown, keeping the flame on medium.
11. Finally, serve potato smiles or potato smiley with tomato sauce or eggless mayonnaise.
