I had this for the first time during my visit to Wellington and guess ?? I saw "Tea leaves fries" in one of Tea outlets. I was amazed to see the versatility of fresh tea leaves. What could be so interesting about fries, especially one made with tea leaves which are fresh and have a strong essence or aroma.
Tea leaves are great for drinking and then, perhaps, composting, but making a meal out of them may be one for Andrew Zimmern. Regular fries transform from familiar to phenomenal !
Very often, when trying something new, one looks for comparisons to something known or familiar, but after a taste of the tea leaf fries I was at a loss for words. Literally. The only thing I could do was grab another crunchy, savory bite - and another and another. The simplicity of ingredients masked the broad spectrum of flavors going on here- from salty to spicy.Tea leaf fries is truly a dish you have to taste for yourself.
I love to share this recipe as few of my friends are from Tea background and I'm pretty sure next time they 'll offer tea leaf fries to guests instead of french fries.
The main ingredient all you need is fresh tea leaves, which you will get from tea garden only.
Ingredients:
Few fresh Tea Leaves
1/2 cup Gram flour
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Salt
Oil for frying
Method:
Wash Tea leaves properly.
Now in a medium size bowl , mix gram flour, red chili powder, salt, baking powder and water and make a batter.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Now take a tea leaf and dip in batter and put in oil and fry one by one till golden color.
Serve hot with your own choice of sauce or dip.
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