Want to change up your french fry game? Love Spicy Indian flavours? Give my Easy Masala Fries Recipe a try. Super simple, quick and made with frozen french fries for convenience…
Why You’ll Love These Indian Style Masala Fries
This recipe tastes so good and is so easy to make, especially using frozen french fries made in this air fryer recipe. All you need to cook is the masala sauce. A spicy tomato-based sauce to toss the fries in, topped with a little yoghurt, coriander and lemon juice. They are so simple to make and just as quick as ordering takeaway! Great for snacking or when you have the munchies!
- Quicker, faster, and make a great healthier fakeaway!
- Customize the spices to your liking, if you like it hot, add more chilli powder baby!
- Great as a starter or side to your favourite burger recipe!
- Addictive!
What Is Masala
Masala just means spices and can include a combination of cumin, coriander, cardamon, chilli powder and is used to give great flavour to the sauce. That’s the great thing about these fries, you can really play around with the spices to get them just how you like them! It’s common to use just curry powder or chaat masala as the spices in masala fries, play around and see what you like best depending on your preferred level of spice.
What Do I Serve Masala Fries With?
- These fries are great for sharing, serve them up as a snack or party food
- Serve as a side to your favourite burger recipe
- As part of an homemade spicy curry fakeaway!
Ingredients For Masala Fries
Frozen french fries – I have opted for these for their quick cooking in the air fryer but you can use any potato fries or frozen chips that you like, they will all work. If you are using homemade french fries, cook them until crisp in your preferred oil then add to the sauce. I recommend using russet potatoes or maris piper potatoes. You can also cook the oven chips in the oven, place in a single layer on a baking tray and follow the instructions from the packet for cooking time and temperature.
Spices – a curry inspired mix of garam masala, cumin, coriander and turmeric provide the gentle heat and indian flavours for these spicy chips. You could use your favourite spice mix and play around with it to customize this recipe.
Passata – I always have passata in my kitchen so I have opted to use this but you could use chopped tomatoes or even fresh tomatoes. If you have tomato puree, mix with water for a quick kitchen hack for homemade passata!
Yoghurt – natural yoghurt is used to top the fries and give that nice cooling element to compliment the spicy fries.
Coriander – what is an Indian inspired dish without coriander as a garnish?
How To Make Masala Chips
Follow these steps for a super quick batch of indian style chips in no time!
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Start by cooking the french fries as they take the longest. Place in your air fryer at 190 for 10 minutes, checking halfway through and moving the chips around for even cooking. Alternatively cook any frozen chip/potato using your preferred method
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When the chips are 5 minutes from being done, get ready to cook the sauce.
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Start by adding chopped onion to a pan over medium heat a cook until they start to turn golden at the edges, a few minutes.
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Add the garlic ginger paste and let that cook for about 60 seconds
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Add the spices and stir, cooking for around 60 seconds
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Add the passata and honey and stir to combine. Check for seasoning.
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Add the crispy fries to the pan and toss to coat in the sauce then top with the yoghurt and coriander – voila! Serve up quickly to maintain crispiness!
FAQ’s
Slightly crispy fries topped with a tangy yet slightly spicy tomato sauce with lovely indian flavours.
If you have no garam masala try substituting it with your favourite curry powder. You can also change the chilli powder if you like it spicier/milder
Not at all. You can even make your own chips for this recipe. Simply sub your favourite chips/fries in the recipe.
Masala just means spices and can include a combination of cumin, coriander, cardamon, chilli powder and is used to give great flavour to the sauce.
Watch How To Make It
Easy Masala Fries Recipe
Equipment
- 1 non stick frying pan
- 1 set of measuring spoons
- 1 Air Fryer
- 1 chefs knife
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 375 g Frozen French Fries
- 1 squeeze lemon juice
- 1 tsp garlic ginger paste
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp kashmiri chili powder (use any chili powder you have if you don't have this one)
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ onion (diced)
- 100 ml passata
- 1 tbsp honey
- coriander
- natural yoghurt
Instructions
- Begin by cooking your fries. I cook frozen french fries in the air fryer at 190℃ for 10 minutes. Follow instructions for your particular frozen fry or chip
- 5 minutes before the fries are ready, make the sauce
- Add chopped onion to vegetable oil over medium heat and fry until just starting to turn golden at the edges – around 3 minutes
- Add the garlic ginger paste and cook for around 60 seconds
- Add the spices and cook for 60 seconds
- Add the passata, lemon juice and honey and stir to combine. Check for seasoning and simmer for a minute or two
- Toss the fries in the sauce then top with yoghurt and coriander
