French Fries

Everyone likes French fries. Why should you buy it from the stores when you can cook it perfectly well in the comfort of your homes. It is very crispy on the outside and soft inside.  It is an easy recipe and a perfect tea time snack when served with yummy tomato sauce.

Ingredients

Potatoes-3 large
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Chilli powder to taste
 Salt to taste
 Oil for deep frying

Method

Buy large potatoes for making french fries. Wash and peel the skin.
First cut slightly on all the sides of the potato.
Then slice it lengthwise. Then cut it again like fingers (baton cut). Keep them in water to prevent the potatoes from getting discoloured.
Rinse the potato fingers in water twice. Boil water in a pan with salt and turmeric powder.When water starts boiling, add the potatoes. Cook the potatoes until soft but they should not fall apart or break. They should retain their shape.  Do not overcook the potatoes.
Drain the water completely. Spread it on a plate and cool it well.
Once it is completely cooled, it is ready to be fried. Heat oil in a kadai, (to check if the oil is hot enough, put a small piece of potato inside, if it comes to the surface immediately, the oil is hot enough to fry the potato fingers), once the oil is hot, add the potatoes and fry until golden brown and crispy.
Drain the french fries on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. When the fries are hot, sprinkle chilli powder to taste (or you can season with ground pepper powder also) and mix it well with your hands, so that the fries are well coated.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup.