Stuffed Potato Skins by Tarla Dalal

Stuffed Potato Skins, excellent starter recipe!
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Stuffed Potato Skins

Potato skins make an excellent base for cheesy filling. It is very easy to make and great to serve for parties.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

For The Potatoes
3 large potatoes
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying

For The Cheesy Topping
1 tbsp butter
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions whites
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
3/4 cup milk
salt to taste
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onion greens
1/4 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) powder
5 tbsp cooking cheese

For The Garnish
dry red chilli flakes

Method

For the potatoes
1. Boil the potatoes with the skin.
2. Cut into halves, scoop the centre of each potato half a little, using a spoon so that a light depression is formed for the topping.
3. Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the potatoes till they turn brown in colour.
4. Drain on an absorbent paper and then sprinkle a little salt over them. Keep aside.

For the cheese filling
1. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the spring onion whites and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
3. Add the plain flour, mix well and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
4. Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
5. Add the salt, spring onion greens, mustard powder and cheese, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.

How to proceed
6. Fill each deep-fried potato case with the cheesy filling.
7. Serve immediately garnished with dry red chilli flakes.