🍟 Plain Chips
Golden fried chips — plain chips with signature sauce, famous at Namanga Msasani.
Chipsi kavu / chips kavu = crispy fried chips. Tanzanian street-food recipe and where to eat.
Best places for Plain Chips
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Plain Chips — Edo Chips Dar es Salaam Namanga Msasani — Kaskazini/Kimweri Road, near Msasani Post Office · 0744674403
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Plain Chips — Mjomba's Texas Grill Dar es Salaam Plain, peri peri, lemon chilly, schezwan fries; masala chips · 0694 980 000
Ingredients
- 5 Potatoes
- 4 cups Frying oil
- to taste Salt
- pinch Black pepper
- 2 cups Water
- 1 Lime
How to cook Plain Chips
Chips kavu are thick-cut double-crisp fries sold everywhere with mishkaki and nyama choma. Eaten with salt, chili and ketchup. Standard street-food side dish.
- Cut potatoes into thick short chips.
- Rinse and dry thoroughly.
- Heat oil to medium.
- First fry 4 minutes until soft.
- Remove and rest 5 minutes.
- Increase heat slightly, second fry until crisp and golden.
- Salt hot chips immediately.
- Serve with skewers or burgers.
Tips
- Double frying is the street-vendor secret for chips kavu.
- Dry potatoes well so they absorb less oil.
- Salt hot chips immediately for better seasoning.
Goes well with
Frequently asked questions
- Chipsi kavu / chips kavu ni nini?
- Chipsi kavu (chips kavu) ni viazi vya kuka vilivyokaangwa hadi vikavu — French fries za mitaani Tanzania, mara nyingi na mchuzi wa siri.
- Viazi vya chips ni nini?
- Viazi vya chips ni viazi vilivyokatwa kwa chipsi — hupa chipsi kavu au chipsi mayai baada ya kuka.
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