Healthy Snack: Homemade Microwave Carrot Chips
Thursday, March 08, 2018
My
definition of a perfect movie/TV snack is a large bag of salty potato chips.
Potato chips are so addictive that I keep on dipping my hands into the chip bag
until it is empty and I’m still left craving for more. Indeed, the Pringles famous slogan about potato
chips is correct - “once you pop, you can’t stop”. Luckily, there are ways to
satisfy our cravings for salty snacks like store-bought potato chips and you
won’t believe how easy it is to make it at home using just a common kitchen
gadget – a microwave oven. I’m talking about making healthy crispy carrot chips
in a microwave. Let’s dig into the recipe, shall we?
Ingredients
Carrots
Olive
oil
Salt
and pepper (for seasoning)
Instructions
- Peel the carrots and slice them as thinly as possible using either a knife or a mandolin. The thinner the slices, the crispier the chips will be and the cooking time will be faster.
- Drizzle some oil into the carrots and season with salt and pepper. Make sure that all carrot slices are evenly coated with oil and seasonings.
- Arrange the carrot slices in single layer on a microwavable plate. Don’t overcrowd the plate.
- Microwave at full power in 30 seconds interval until the carrot slices are dry, crispy and a little bit brown (not burnt). Depending on the power (watts) of the microwave and how thin the slices are, it will take approximately 2-4 minutes for the chips to cook.
- Serve while hot.
Arrange the carrot slices in single layer on a microwavable plate
Note:
It’s
very important that you pay attention while cooking the carrot chips as they
easily get burn. Also, since the carrot slices are uneven in sizes, some of the
pieces will cook faster and must be removed from the microwave as soon as they
have turned a little bit brown. Again, cooking time may vary depending on the
power of your microwave oven so you may need to experiment the first time you
do this recipe.
I
love how the carrot chips had turned out, they’re sweet and salty in taste and
crispy. The good thing about homemade chips is you can control the amount of
salt that you put into it so it won’t be as salty as commercial chips.
This
microwave veggie chips recipe is not limited to carrots. In fact, you can also follow
the same recipe with potato, sweet potato, zucchini and eggplant. Just like
store-bought potato chips come in variety of flavors, you can be creative with
the seasonings you use in your homemade veggie chips. Some of the herbs and
spices that you can use for seasonings are cinnamon, rosemary, thyme, cayenne
pepper, curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, flavored salts, among
others. The veggie chips can be eaten as is and are also equally great when
partnered with a dip (e.g. vinegar, yoghurt).
Have
you tried making homemade veggie chips in a microwave? Which vegetables and
seasonings have you used? Share it on the comment section below J
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