Crispy Fried Nya ku (arrowroot)

Crispy Fried Nya ku (arrowroot)

Nya ku is also known as arrowroot in English. It is a popular snack of the Chinese people during Chinese New Year. It can be cooked into dishes or deep fried into thin slices crispy snack. It can also be planted as a decorative plant.

Ingredients:

1/2 kg nya ku
oil for deep frying

Method:
1. Clean the nya ku. Scrap the skin using a small knife or scrapper.
2. Shred the nya ku thinly.

3. Heat up a wok and pour in enough oil for deep frying.
4. When it is hot, put in the nya ku piece by piece.
5. Keep the fire low so that the nya ku will not burn.
6. Take the nya ku out when it turns into golden brown in colour.

7. Drain them. well.

8. When cool, put them in an airtight container.