Homemade French Fries and Peri Peri Masala

 

Prep time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking time: 40-45 minutes (including resting time)

Serves: 1-2

Peri peri spice mix ingredients:

 • Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 tbsp

 • Spicy red chilli powder 1 tsp

 • Garlic powder 1 tsp

 • Onion powder 1 tsp

 • Dry mango powder 1 tsp

 • Black pepper powder ½ tsp

 • Oregano 1 tsp

 • Salt 1 tsp

 • Sugar 1 tsp

Method:

 • In a mixer grinder jar, add all the peri peri spice mix ingredients & grind them well to make a fine powder, you can also add all the ingredients in a jar & mix them well by shaking the jar. Make sure to add powdered sugar if you're just mixing the spices in the jar

 • Your peri peri spice mix is ready.

French fries' ingredients:

 • Potatoes as required

 • Vinegar 2 tsp

 • Salt as required

 • Black pepper powder a pinch

 • Peri peri mix as required

Method:

 • To make the French fries, peel the potatoes & cut them so that they are 1 cm thick.

 • Set a stock pot & boil water in it, add the vinegar & salt to the boiling water.

 • Now add the French fries in the boiling water & blanch them for 10 minutes and then take them out and let them rest for 10-15 minutes & meanwhile heat the oil in a kadhai to fry them later, heat the oil till it reaches 200°C, if you don’t have a thermometer then heat it slightly more than you usually do for frying.

 • Drop the fries carefully in hot oil & fry them for 45-60 seconds.

 • After you have fried them for 45-60 seconds, remove them from the hot oil using a spider & place them on a wire rack again & let them rest for 10-15 minutes.

 • After this first stage of frying, you can place them in a Ziplock bag & freeze them to make instant fries in the future, they can easily last in the freezer for a couple of weeks.  

 • Once the fries have rested, heat the oil to 200°C again & drop the French fries in the hot oil, the temperature will drop to 170-175°C, maintain the same temperature while frying them & fry until they turn light golden brown & crispy.

 • Transfer them into a bowl using a spider and immediately sprinkle salt to taste & black pepper powder to taste & toss them well.

 • Your regular crispy French fries are ready.

 • To make peri peri French fries, transfer the fries into bowl after they turn light golden brown & crispy, then immediately sprinkle salt to taste & also sprinkle peri peri spice mix as required & toss them well.

 • Your peri peri French fries are ready.