Crispy Hash Brown Potatoes

Time and Tide wait for none ~~~
In this fast paced world, all of us are looking for quick fixes and shortcuts. The same goes for our food dishes too. No doubt, when we have all the time in the world, we can happily make our food with a lot of care and attention to detail! But since we don't why not just learn to make those dishes which hardly take any time to make?

Hash Brown Potato is one such dish that everyone would love! And it took me 10 minutes to make 2 hash browns! :-) {Of course, I smartly ignored the 1/2 hour soaking time ;-) }

*** NOTE: Many people don't soak the potatoes in salt water. But I find it to be an very convenient because when I soak the potatoes in SALT WATER for 30-60 minutes, the potatoes absorb the salt well.



Ingredients (for 2 hash browns)
2 potatoes - peeled & soaked in SALT WATER for 30 minutes
Salt - 2 teaspoons
Pepper Powder - 1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil - 2-3 tablespoons for each hash brown

Method
1. Grate the potatoes & squeeze out as much water from the potatoes as you can. You'll be surprised to find so much water oozing out of them!

 2. Add salt & pepper powder to the grated potatoes & mix well.

3. Heat around 1 tablespoon oil on a shallow pan. Add the grated potatoes on the pan spreading them out along the bottom of the pan.

4. Let it cook in medium heat. After about 3 minutes, you should be able to lift up the hash brown & flip it over. If you can't, add a teaspoon of oil & let it cook for another minute. Similarly, cook on the other side for about 3-4 minutes.

Serve hot with ketchup! :-) :-)