Masala French Fries

September 7th, 2008 filed under Appetizers, Vegan

Masala French Fries are an exciting twist on french fries, and they are great to serve with cocktails or as an appetizer.

Recipe serves 2 to 4.

Ingredients:

• 2 medium russet potato
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mint powder (sukha podina)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (kali mirch)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon citric acid (tatri)
• Oil to fry

Method:

1. Peel the potatoes wash and cut into French fries.
2. Mix the salt with potato and let it sit for about ten minutes.
3. Drain the salt water well and lightly pat dry.
4. Mix cornstarch, salt, mint powder, citric acid, red and black pepper together.
5. Sprinkle the spice mix over potatoes and mix well so all the fries are covered with spices.
6. Heat the oil in frying pan on medium high heat.
7. The frying pan should have at least 1 1/2 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, just put potato strip in frying pan. Potato should sizzle.
8. Fry the fries till they become gold in color all around, turn the fries a few times while frying.
9. Remove fries from oil and place on paper towel.
10. Serve hot and enjoy!

Variations

1. Replace dry mint with dry fenugreek leaves.
2. Feel free to experiment.

Tips

You can make the fries few hours before serving. Heat the fries in oven at 350 degrees for seven to ten minutes before serving.

41 Responses to “Masala French Fries”

1. KEERTHI says:

   February 14, 2010 at 12:52 pm

   hi manjula anty,
   thank you.its nice recipe.my family likes this .thank you so much.

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2. Valerie says:

   January 12, 2010 at 11:33 pm

   Hi, Manjula.

   I want to try these and the masala peanuts. I’m wondering how you dispose of the oil in your pan, or can it be reused? Thanks.

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3. neetu says:

   January 9, 2010 at 7:06 am

   good recipe. my children relish it a lot.

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4. sailaja says:

   January 5, 2010 at 2:47 am

   hi mam,
   I love all your recipies.I have been trying every recipe you show.
   Thanks a lot.
   Have a g8 new year

   Reply
5. Aneeta says:

   December 16, 2009 at 5:30 am

   hi

   What can you substitute for mint powder and citric acid ? Also is red pepper powder the same as red chilli powder ?

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6. Prathibha says:

   December 5, 2009 at 11:56 pm

   Hi Manjula!!
   All your recipies are gd Thank U.

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7. Shaleen says:

   October 25, 2009 at 8:51 pm

   Dear Manjula,
   Is it possible to use a substitute for the citric acid? For example, would lemon or lime juice be acceptable? Thank you. I enjoy your site.

   Reply
8. Ammu says:

   October 19, 2009 at 12:45 am

   Thanks a ton !!! u are doing a great job mam… all are yummy tasty recipes…. may god bless you !!

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9. Shweta says:

   October 16, 2009 at 9:38 am

   Hi Manjula,

   Just loved cooking most of the dishes shown on your site. They are just awesome. i am here in US for a short while and was missing homemade food cooked by my mom. Loved cooking them after seeing how you do it. For Diwali I cooked kalakand after seeing at your site…. And it just turned awesome… my husband and little on just loved it. Thanks a Ton!

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