Ingredients

• 250 gms - yam chop
• 2 to 3 pinches - alum powder
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• coconut oil to deep fry
• large bowl of cold icy water

How to Make Chena Upperi

• Peel yam and wash it cleanly.
• Slice it into thin chips, with a chip slicer.
• Make sure chips fall into bowl of icy water.
• Add alum to this water before adding chips.
• Keep it soaked for 25-30 minutes.
• Drain out on kitchen towel, dab them dry.
• Deep fry in hot oil, over medium flame till they become crispy.
• Drain it and keep it aside till required.
• When all the chips are done, re-fry them again in hot oil in batches till they are crisp again.
• Drain them on an absorbent paper, to soak extra oil.
• Sprinkle salt, pepper, toss to blend different flavours.
• Cool it completely and store it in an airtight container.