It would be good if you apply some oil on your hand, plantains discharge a gluey serum that is both hard to get off the skin and also gets between your nails.

Get fresh raw plantains. Ripe ones can also be used, if you use ripe plantains the chips will have a sweet tang

Carve straight on the skin, this gives you a slit to remove the skin.

Open with your thumb, if you have to peel a lot I suggest using a thumb protector

You should get something like this

Take a big bowl and put the peeled plantains and half a teaspoon of turmeric powder and add water until all plantains are submerged. Slightly stir and set aside for 30 mins

Add half a teaspoon of turmeric powder

Ready for adding water to submerge all plantains

Leave for 30 mins

Pat dry the plantains

Here is a picture of my tools and plantains getting ready to dive into hot oil one slice at a time.

Use pure coconut oil for authentic taste

Let the oil get hot

Put a tester

When the tester bits are put in they should surface up

All getting fried

You should get these kind of chips after some few minutes. Now when you start moving these with a strainer you should hear nice crackling sound. That is when they are ready.

Prepare this salt ( optional - sugar ) solution

If you want sweet and salty add sugar

Dissolve it in water

You should get something like this

There you have it nice crispy, salty plantain chips. Store in an air tight container.