Viazi Karai Recipe

Viazi Karai is a traditional Kenyan recipe made of deep-fried potatoes that have been colored orange with yellow food coloring or with turmeric and gram flour.

The Kenyan recipe can be served with chutney, tomato sauce, Ukwaju sauce, or just plain old hot sauce. Even enjoying it on your alone is possible. The next morning, Viazi Karai reheats well for breakfast.

Ingredients

8 medium potatoes, boiled and peeled

For the filling:

2 tbsp lemon juice

1-2 tsp red chilli powder

½ tsp salt

For the batter:

1¼ cup all purpose flour or gram flour

¾ tsp salt

¼ tsp turmeric powder

¾ cup water

oil for deep frying

Preparation of the filling/ red chili chutney:

1. Mix  red chili powder, salt and lemon juice together.

Preparation of the batter:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the batter. Make sure its a thick and smooth batter.

Preparation of Viazi Karai :

1. Cut the potatoes into half or smaller pieces if they are too big.
2. Make a slight slit in each piece.
3. Using a butter knife fill the slit with the filling (red chili chutney).
4. Fill all the potato pieces.
5. Heat oil for deep frying in a karai, wok or kadai over medium heat.
6. Drop a small drop of the batter in the oil. If it sizzles and comes up immediately then the oil is ready.
7. Coat the potato piece with the batter. Gently drop it into the hot oil.
8. Add 2-3 batter coated potatoes into the oil, depending on how big your kadai, karai is.
9. Fry the viazi till it becomes golden brown.
10. Repeat steps 7-9 with the remaining potato pieces.
11. Serve hot viazi karai

Tips:

• Make extra red chili chutney to serve with the potatoes.
• Use small potatoes if you wish.
• Add coriander to the batter if you wish.

Viazi Karai Recipe

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Prep Time 2 min Cook Time 5 min Total Time 7 mins Difficulty: Beginner Servings: 2 Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

INGREDIENTS

Servings

• 8 Potatoes
• 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
• 1 - 2 teaspoons Red Chill powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/4 cups All purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoons Tumeric powder
• 3/4 cups Water
• Oil

Instructions

1. Mix red chili powder, salt and lemon juice together.

2. Mix all the ingredients for the batter. Make sure its a thick and smooth batter.

3. Cut the potatoes into half or smaller pieces if they are too big. Make a slight slit in each piece. Using a butter knife fill the slit with the filling (red chili chutney).

4. Fill all the potato pieces. Heat oil for deep frying in a karai, wok or kadai over medium heat.

5. Drop a small drop of the batter in the oil. If it sizzles and comes up immediately then the oil is ready. Coat the potato piece with the batter. Gently drop it into the hot oil.

6. Add 2-3 batter coated potatoes into the oil, depending on how big your kadai, karai is. Fry the viazi till it becomes golden brown.

7. Repeat steps 7-9 with the remaining potato pieces.

8. Serve with a sauce of your choice

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