Home-Made French Fries
- 35 min
- not spicy
- Serves 2
- 88% liked
- 21 people cooked this
Homemade french fries: potato batons boiled briefly with baking soda and salt, dried and fried twice until crisp. Serves 2, about 35 minutes, with video.
Good for: Rainy Day
Ingredients
Potato3
WaterAs Needed
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt2 tsp
OilFor Deep-Frying
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 2 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 2 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 183kcal | 366kcal |
| Protein | 3g | 6g |
| Carbohydrate | 26g | 51g |
| Fat | 7.7g | 15g |
| Fibre | 3.3g | 6.6g |
| Sugar | 1.2g | 2.4g |
Cookd masalas for potato
Method
Wash and peel the large potatoes. Cut them into french fry baton shapes and soak them in cold water for 10 mins.
Place them in water with baking soda and salt. Bring it to a boil, for a minute or two.
Strain and dry the batons completely.
Fry them in medium hot oil for 2 mins and strain them, allow them to cool completely.
Fry them again, in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
Toss them with salt and serve.
Before you start
- How long does Home-Made French Fries take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Home-Made French Fries serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Home-Made French Fries vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Home-Made French Fries spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Home-Made French Fries?
- 3 Potato, As Needed Water, 1 tsp Baking Soda, 2 tsp Salt, For Deep-Frying Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Home-Made French Fries?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Home-Made French Fries?
- About 183 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
8 notes- P
PrathishJune 2024
I cooked for the first time and Let me say I cookd it.
- M
Manoj RajkumarAugust 2023
wow taste was awesome 😎
- G
GayathriMarch 2023
😋😋
- C
A Cookd cookAugust 2024
I like this it so, crispy and with sure it so nice thank you much (tiger fire show) 🐯
- J
Jeevitha DevadasanMarch 2024
finally add a pinch of garam masala. loved ur recipe.tq guys.
- S
SuprajaNovember 2022
Easy snack, with readily available ingredients.. came out well... instructions were clear and easy to follow
- C
A Cookd cookNovember 2022
yummyy but I don't know why they are much crispy..it's may be my mistake
ArrushNovember 2021
Easy and good snack 🥨 at rainy days 😉
