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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:
- Peel the potatoes wash and cut into French fries.
- Mix the salt with potato and let it sit for about ten minutes.
- Drain the salt water well and lightly pat dry.
- Mix cornstarch, salt, mint powder, citric acid, red and black pepper together.
- Sprinkle the spice mix over potatoes and mix well so all the fries are covered with spices.
- Heat the oil in frying pan on medium high heat.
- 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.
- Fry the fries till they become gold in color all around, turn the fries a few times while frying.
- Remove fries from oil and place on paper towel.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Variations
- Replace dry mint with dry fenugreek leaves.
- 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.
I usually see recipes all are really very good and i am also following most of your recipe. Thank you very much for sharing different kinds of recipes with us.
Hello Manjula:
I have just discovered your website. Love your recepies, however, could you tell us how to strain or keep the oil used for frying – do you throw it away after frying certain dishes.
thanks!
Mtl Canada
Hi ma’am, i have prepared most of ur dishes. its just excellent.
hi i am new married , Thanks a lot for your recepies it helps me lot ..
Thanks
Dear manjula ma’am,
I go thru ur website regularly. I just love the way u prepare food without using onions/garlic. I had a question. I came across this website – http://www.paajaka.com/2006/10/potato-chips.html
I didn’t understand how to make chips with this recipe. It is not very clear.Could u please please help me out with this? I don’t understand how to mix chilly powder to the chips.
Thanks
Swathi
hello manjula,
your recipes are very easy and now i serve my family a new dish everyday only because of you…God bless u millions…ur recipes are very easy to understand and take very less time to prepare, before i was juz dreaming to make new dishes but now i can..once again thanks alot and keep it up….thanks thanks thanks thanks alot.
I like doing snacks for tea time. This is one of the easiest and interesting ones
My sister from Canada sent me this site. Great idea..I have 3 childern,boys now 25,23, and daughter just turn 21. All born and raised in California and vegiterian. We cook all different items from all over the world and I had huge recipe collection from 4 differnet contries. all burnt down with the house in San Diego fire, October 2007. We are almost done rebuilding, this is great idea…we will be making your recipes as a family bonding in our gourmet kitchen. Thanks a million..can’t wait. Lots of love and laughs from, Pankajbala Patel
My dear manjula mam,
May Lord bless you. Your recepies are wonderful and I have almost stopped eating food from outside.
We came to know that healthy and tasty food can be made at home without any tast enhancing
chemicals.
warm regards
Jyothi &Sreeni
Hello Manjula
Could I use potato starch instead of corn?
Thanks!