Baked Cassava Chips (Healthy Option to Fried Cassava Chips)

Ingredients

  • Cassava, 2 – 3 large pieces.
  • Salt,
  • Pepper,
  • Red Chilli Powder,
  • Lemon Juice

Step 1

Peel away the red skin using a potato peeler or sharp knife
Peel away the red skin using a potato peeler or sharp knife

Step 2

Cut the ends off the cassava. Now cut the cassava into large pieces around 3 inches in length.
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Step 3

Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add a teaspoon of salt.
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Step 4

Cook the cassave in the water for around 30 – 45 minutes. It will start to split when it is done.
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Step 5

Drain the water out from the pan and place the cassava on a chopping board.. (careful, its hot)
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Step 6

Slice it up into “chip” sized pieces. Place the pieces onto a baking tray, oven proof pot or similar (I used a piece of foil on a oven shelf)
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Step 7

Sprinkle some red chilli powder over the chips. You might want to add a little more salt here, and cracked black pepper. (I used garam masala instead of red chilli powder)
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Step 8

Sprinkle some lemon juice over the chips. The lemon juice helps the chips to become crisp and glazed.
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Step 9

Place the chips into a pre-heated oven at 220 degrees centigrade. Leave it for around 15 minutes or until the chips are turning golden around the edges.
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Step 10

Serve.

The picture shows from left to right:

1. Boiled cassava, with seasoning

2. Baked cassava with seasoning.

3. Plain boiled cassava.
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A nice alternative to regular chips hey?.. Enjoy. x