Packed potatoes | Viazi vya karai | Perfect BBQ side

Sometimes on my many trips to wonderland I question whether someone from the deep Texan South took a trip to the Kenyan Coast with this recipe in hand and gave it to Mama Fatuma. The South is notorious for dipping almost everything in a batter and deep frying it. They love to fry.  I’m a little iffy about fried stuff but this, this is worth it.

For this recipe, parboiled potatoes are dipped in a simple no fuss batter and deep fried to perfection. The result? Soft ‘taters’ with a delicious crunchy coating. You can’t forget the tamarind sauce or coconut chutney or any bbq sauce otherwise you’ll feel like something is missing. Yum! I’ll have seconds any day. If by some miraculous feat there’s some left over the next day, I happily add these as a side to an omelet. Man, oh, man.

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