Honey chilli sesame potatoes

HONEY CHILLI SESAME POTATOES

INGREDIENTS

Potato – 2 big
Garlic paste / minced – 2 cloves
Red chilli pwdr – 1 tsp
Tomato ketchup – 2 tsp
Cornflour – 2 tbsp
Maida – 1 tbsp
Oil to deep fry
Finely chopped /minced garlic – 2 tsp
Olive oil / oil – 1 tbsp
Sauce mixture – 1 tbsp of tomato ketchup + 2 tsp of red chilli sauce + 1 tsp soya sauce + ½ tsp vinegar [optional ] + 1 tbsp of water
Honey – 1 ½ tbsp or more or as per taste
White sesame [ til ] – 1 tbsp
Finely chopped spring onion greens / coriander leaves for garnish

PREPARATION

Peel the potatoes and cut it length wise like French fries and soak it in cold water for sometime. Drain the excess water and dry it with a kitchen towel .
Mix the potatoes + chilli pwdr +cornflour + rice flour + salt + garlic paste + tomato ketchup + salt and mix well .
Mix all the sauces well and keep aside .
dry roast the sesame seeds and keep aside .

METHOD

Deep fry the potatoes in small batches till golden.

Remove on a absorbent paper .

Heat ½ tbsp oil in another pan .

Add the chopped ginger + garlic and fry .[colour should not change ]

Immediately add the sauce mixture and mix well.

Adjust salt .

Off the flame and add honey and mix well .

Add the fried potatoes and mix [toss it ] well till all the potatoes are coated with the sauce .

Finally garnish with spring onion greens .

Sprinkle the roasted white sesame all over.

Serve hot .

NOTES

You can also use frozen French fries . [McCain ]
As per ayurveda , we should not cook honey .
You can also added cornflour mixture [ 1 tbsp cornflour + ¼ cup water ] after adding the sauces .
Adjust sauces as per your taste.
Veges like onion and capsicum can be also added.
You can add little dark orange food [tandoori colour ] colour to the potatoes for more bright colour.
You can chop the potato in wedges shape or cubes also.
You can try this recipe with chicken /paneer /nuggets etc
Don’t reduce chilli sauce as we are also adding honey.