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Cucumber Chips
August 24, 2010 | 15 Comments
I know. What the frakk? But J’s abroad eating great food and I’m not about to eat plain cukes for dinner.
Plus I had to do something with the one frankencuke I had left after I donated 10 feet of them to the farmer’s stand lady. I told her I’d be bringing more.
There’s no reason to make these unless you stand to win a bet or something. This post is just to prove that it’s possible. If you have one of those dehydrator thingies, use it.
For cucumber chips, you need the dryer Asian or Armenian ones, not the really moist English cucumbers.
I pulled out a mandoline, sliced them thickish (about 1/6th of an inch), tossed them with raw mustard oil, salt and chilli powder, and baked them.
375F on convection setting, 400F on regular setting. After 25 mins, I turned them. Then I waited and waited. At about 45 mins., I just pulled them out of the oven, layered them on a plate and microwaved them at 70% power on one side for 40 seconds. Then turned them over on to another plate and nuked them for another 40 seconds.
I haven’t eaten them yet. So I have no idea what they taste like. I’m not even sure I want to eat them.
UPDATE: They’re quite yummy actually. I can’t taste any cuke, just salt and chilli powder.
- b.
Filed Under: Asian Cucumber, Cucumber, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
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15 Comments
It surely looks pretty!
Post an update after eating?
Hi J&B
Can you suggest on a good mandoline please?Tried one but not very satisified .Thank you.
we have the one listed here. we absolutely love it.
http://jugalbandi.info/2009/11/gifts-for-the-foodiephotographerfitness-freak/
Thanks for your time.I have wish listed the mandoline
How strange, but I was thinking “She could make cucumber chips” after reading your post bemoaning abundant cukes. The microwave-them-part after the bake-them-part reminds me of a post I read on making shaved asparagus puffs.
I was thinking chips, or dehydrating and grinding them with salt to store as a pantry spice.
looks like a crazy idea but it just could be worth a try
Perhaps while Jai is away you could hostess a healthy facial party for all your friends or the entire neighborhood to include cucumber eye compresses, fresh from the refrigerator! With gazpacho for all!
Since the chips are delicious however I say make as many as you can and see if they store well in a cool dry space. Or eat them all…
My last thought was to split one or more open and leave them out for birds to feast upon the seeds. Share the wealth, etc.
That looks like karela! And you are amazing…I would never have thought of that…ever.
now thats the kind of creativity I get
Looks great and makes me want to eat some crunchy chips for breakfast!
Archana.
Very unique chips…
Leave it to you to come up with something crazy original!! Love cukes and love chips. Gotta try these.
why dntya leave them to ripe…? btw do this specific ones ripe? I love ripened, abt to fall apart cukes, its great with a dab of jaggery.
they do ripen, i guess.
Why microwave it?
Always a pleasure to visit your blog.
Have you tried Braised cucumber?Surprisingly delicious.I watched it on the movie “Julia/julie” and had to try it.
-Thanks,
R.