Potato and eggplant slices (बटाटा आणि वांग्याचे काप)

This recipe is our sunday special lazy recipe. Slices, along with rice, dal and/or solkadi makes for a quick lunch. Whenever I crave for oily snacks, I make these slices. I prefer shallow fry snacks than deep fried ones.

Ingredients:
2 potatoes
3 small eggplants
2 tbsp semolina
3/4 cup jowar flour or rice flour
2 tsp chili powder
oil for shallow frying
salt as per taste

Servings:
3 people

Wash and dry potato and eggplants. Make round and thin slices of potato and eggplant. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp chilli powder on these slices. Mix well and leave them for 10-15 minutes to marinate. After marination, it will release water, drain it. Now in a plate, add together semolina, jowar or rice flour, remaining chili powder and salt. Mix it well. 

Heat pan on gas stove. Dip each slice into the dry mixture, coating both sides well. Make a batch of slices and dry roast them on the pan. Coat the pan well with oil to cook the slices well. Cover the pan with a lid for 1-2 minutes. Then turn the slices over to cook the other side well. Coat them with little bit of oil. Sprinkle very little water and cover with lid. Slices will get cooked in 2 minutes. Keep the gas stove on simmer to avoid burning the slices. The slices should be cooked well and soft. Do not overcook them as they will turn hard.