Potato Chips & French Fries

I tried to make potato chips today. I cut some potatoes with a slicer, soaked the slices in water, dried them and then fried them in oil. I learned that making potato chips is hard! I spent a long time making them and produced only a little.
I made french fries too. The french fries were much easier to make than the potato chips.

Hummus

I like hummus. My recipe uses chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt and ground pepper. I put everything in a food processor until it is smooth. It always amazes me that hummus is not so tasty just after combining all of the ingredients but it is really good after leaving it for one hour. Today, we dipped raw carrots, celery, and cauliflower into it.

Imo Mochi

I tried a new recipe from a local store. It is called "imo mochi". I made mashed potatoes and added some salt, cornstarch, green onions and little water to them. I rolled the mashed potatoes into small balls and added cheese in the centre of them. I made the balls flat and fried them with olive oil in a frying pan. I dropped some soy sauce in the pan at the end.
The cheese had melted inside and the potatoes were a little chewy because of the starch. I like this new recipe.
I also cooked vegetable gratin. The thick sauce was made by mashing taro potatoes.
Does this look like a potato face?

Indian Vegetable Curry & Naan.

I cooked an Indian vegetable curry today. Making naan was fun even though I had to bake them in my small frying pan.

Kyo imo

This potato is my new favorite vegetable. It is called "kyo imo" in Japanese. I think it is type of taro.
I usually steam then bake the potato with olive oil. I like bacon and spinach saute or mushrooms saute on the baked potatoes.
The potato is really good for potage soup too. The potato gives the soup a rich, creamy taste and a thick texture even though no fat is added to the soup.