If you have a hankering for crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, perfectly salted French Fries, then look no further. I have a homemade finger chips recipe that will rival anything the fast-food chains can offer, all from the comfort of your own home!
How to Make French Fries
1.Peel and Cut Potatoes
**First, grab 1 extra-large potato, 2 large potatoes, or 3 medium potatoes equalling about 315 grams. Rinse well in water and then peel the potato.
**Now slice the potato in slices having 1 cm thickness. Before slicing, you can remove the top and bottom parts of the potato to get a square or rectangle-shaped potato.
**Cut the potatoes in sticks having 1 cm width.
Soak Potatoes
**Rinse these potato sticks a couple of times in water. Add the rinsed potatoes to a bowl and submerge them in cold water for 30-45 minutes to remove extra starch.
**After 30 minutes or 45 minutes, drain the potatoes in a colander.
Rinse and Dry Potatoes Sticks
**Rinse the potatoes with running water. Drain all the extra water.
**Then place them on a clean kitchen cotton napkin.
**Fold the napkin over to press, pat and dry the potatoes. The potatoes have to be completely dried before you begin to fry them.
First Fry (Blanch)
**Heat oil in a wok or pan over medium or medium-low heat, depending on the heaviness of your pan.
**Now, working in batches, add the potatoes to the oil. Do not overcrowd the wok (kadai) or pan. The oil will sizzle and bubble less when you fry the potatoes at this temperature.
**Begin to fry them.
**Stir in intervals while frying them for uniform cooking.
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Fry/blanch in oil for about 3 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked, but not brown from outside. They should just get a crust from outside without any major color change. Light browning of the edges is fine. Remove with a slotted spoon.
**Place the half-fried potatoes on paper kitchen towels. Stack 3 to 4 paper towels. Press some paper towels from top also to absorb extra oil. Let the half-fried potatoes cool down at room temperature.
Second Fry
**Now increase the flame to a medium-high or high. Again here for a heavy pan, use a high flame and for a less heavy pan, use a medium-high flame.
**Add the first batch of once-fried potatoes to the hot oil. The oil will sizzle and bubble quickly and as soon as you add the potatoes.
**Stir often while the potatoes fry to cook them evenly.
**Fry french fries for 3 minutes or until crisp and golden. The edges should become golden.
**Remove finger chips with a slotted spoon.
** Place french fries on paper tissues again to remove the extra oil.
Serving Suggestions
**While still hot, take the french fries in a bowl. Sprinkle with some salt, paprika or red chili flakes, dried herbs or dry rosemary. You can add your favorite herbs and spices.
**Gently shake and toss the bowl so that the salt, herbs etc mix well with the finger chips.
ENJOY 🙂
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