So, today we are going to make a famous Mexican dish called Jicama chips. Jicamas are round in shape and look like turnips turned brown. They taste exceptional and can also be consumed simply after boiling. Today, we are going to make chips from them and turn them into a delicious snack.
These Jicama chips are baked and not fried. This makes them a healthy snack. They are also made using basic spices and condiments. They are easy to make and don’t take much time to get ready.
To make Jicama chips, put thinly sliced Jicama in a large bowl. Add garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to it and toss it. Then, lay the slices on a baking tray and brush them with avocado oil. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Then, bake them for another 25 minutes. Take them out and serve them with guacamole.
This was just an overview of the recipe. Find the complete recipe below. There are other street food recipes that we’ve covered that you should also check as well.
1. Tex-Mex Fajitas– It is a Texan-Mexican American dish with strips of beef skirt meat. Fajitas are served to sizzle on a cast-iron skillet that is still on the heat. The sizzle is because the meat is still cooking while it is brought to be served on your table.
2. Maharashtrian Misal Pav– Misal is a popular spicy dish in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Misal is a Marathi word that means ‘mixture’. The dish is mostly eaten for breakfast or as a midday snack or sometimes as a one-dish meal, often as part of misal pav.
3. Amritsari Chole Kulcha– Amritsari chole kulcha is a famous dish from Indian cuisine. It consists of spicy cooked chickpea and kulcha. It is served with tamarind sauce, onions, tomatoes, and coriander. It is a complete meal and is a great recipe to fulfill your cravings.
4. Streets Special Vada Pav– Vada pav is an Indian-style spicy and vegetarian burger. It is famous street food in the Indian state, Maharashtra. Vada pav is a sliced bread roll filled with fried potato dumplings.
Jicama Chips Recipe
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Tray
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1 Medium-Sized Jicama
- 1 tsp Avocado Oil
- ½ tsp Turmeric
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Onion Powder
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- Homemade Guacamole
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400oF.
- Put the slices of jicama slices into a large bowl along with garlic powder, oil, salt, onion powder, and pepper and toss them.
- Place the jicama slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Keep the slices at a distance. Brush the slices with avocado oil.
- Bake them for about 30 minutes. After that, bake them for another 25 minutes until they turn brown in colour.
- Take them out of the oven and serve with some guacamole dipping.