Are you looking for the best recipe for masala chips? Just dig in into these when you crave a delicious snack that is easy to make and full of flavour too.
Hot, crispy, and delicious potato snacks are so popular throughout the world, whilst in India, Batata vada sells like hot cake, here in the UK and in East Africa Maru's Original Bhajiya and Kenyan style Masala Chips.
Kenyan style Masala Chips have a Gujarati style flavour with lemon juice and a little sugar added to it. These are Indian style fries enjoyed by people in India.
To make this recipe quick and simpler we are using frozen chunky chips that can easily be baked in the oven or air fryer. The best part of this masala fries recipe is that you do not have to prepare the chips from scratch.
The best part of this masala fries recipe is that we are using air fried potato chips for this recipe and not deep-fried.
If you love mixing spicy Indian flavours, you'll also love these tandoori fries or Indian style masala pasta
INGREDIENTS
● Readymade frozen chips/fries - oven chunky chips or chunky fries or any frozen oven chips work fine. This time we have used chunky crinkle cut chips.
Our favourite brand is McCain Chips, however, you can get supermarket's own chips too. If can't find frozen chips, you can make homemade chunky chips from scratch.
● Onion - for Indian style masalawala chips onion is must, we have used white onion finely chopped, or white diced onion too. You may use red onion, however, the masala will turn little darker.
● Freshly minced ginger-garlic - for best flavours and results. You may use store-bought ginger-garlic puree too.
● Passata Sauce also known as Italian sieved tomato puree. It is silky smooth and a dark red colour made using ripe tomatoes. You may use tomato puree or crushed fresh tomato.
● Indian spice powders - to make Indian flavoured chips we only need four basic spice powders like red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
● Chaat masala for tangy flavours, easily available from South Asian grocery stores. If you can't find, use extra lemon juice.
● Oil - we have used light olive oil but you can use any other oil, however, try to avoid strong flavored oil such as Mustard and sesame.
● Lemon or lime juice
● Coriander/Cilantro leaves - use fresh finely chopped leaves, and use lots of it. Do not skip, they not only add texture and flavours to this recipe but they add freshness to the chips.
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INDIAN STYLE MASALA CHIPS/FRIES
Ingredients
- 600 g frozen oven chunky chips or fries
- 250 ml passata or tomato puree
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 inch fresh ginger finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon. red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin and coriander
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- 4-5 tablespoon finely chopped coriander
- Lemon/lime wedges to serve
Instructions
- preheat the air fryer 195⁰ C or 383⁰ F for 4 minutes.
- Then place frozen chunkey chips and air fry for 12-14 minutes, keep an eye on them after 10 minutes.600 g frozen oven chunky chips or fries
- Also shake in between around at 6-7 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan.3 tablespoon oil
- Add onion, ginger and garlic, fry until it turns light pink.1 medium onion finely chopped, 3-4 garlic cloves finely chopped, 1 inch fresh ginger finely chopped
- Add passatta or tomato puree and cook on low heat for 5 minutes or it's raw smell go away.250 ml passata or tomato puree
- You'll see the sauce leaves moisture and thickens.
- Then add red chilli powder, garam masala and ground cumin-coriander.2 teaspoon. red chilli powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin and coriander, ½ teaspoon garam masala
- After a couple of minutes add lemon juice.1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Mix well and add air fried or baked chips.
- Mix through and sprinkle chaat masala and freshly chopped coriander.1 teaspoon chaat masala
- Serve with lemon/lime wedges and consume immediately.4-5 tablespoon finely chopped coriander, Lemon/lime wedges to serve
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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