Happy Monday friends!
Today we are going meatless and taking care of snack time with these yummy chickpea french fries.
These potato free fries are a healthier alternative to your typical fry.
I love fries. I mean, who doesn’t? I could eat them all the time and NOW I can.
Think polenta vibes with this recipe. The outside is super crunchy and then the inside is super creamy.
Indian recipes use chickpea flour in a lot of dishes like pancakes, chili paneer, bhajiya’s, sabzi...the list goes on, and is a healthier alternative to regular flour.
Chickpea flour is packed with protein and other nutrients making it an obvious choice as an alternative!
a little bit about this recipe.
Some recipes call for boiling water, but I found ice cold water works best to ensure that your batter does not have any lumps.
Play around with your batter and add in fun seasonings. I added chili powder and cumin to mine, but some fresh herbs would be nice, or even Old Bay.
For the dipping sauce I used desi style whole milk yogurt, but feel free to use Greek yogurt or make an aioli.
anyways, keeping it short and sweet today.
Hope you enjoy!
Xx
K
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- 4 cups cold water
- 2 cups chickpea flour
- 1 tbsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- lime juice for garnish
- cilantro for garnish
- 2/3 cup desi yogurt
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ tsp. Chaat masala
- 1 ½ tbsp. mint chopped fine
- 1 ½ tbsp. cilantro chopped fine
- ½ lemon juiced
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Ingredients
For the Fries
Yogurt Dipping Sauce
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- Add the cumin, chili powder, salt and chickpea flour into a bowl and mix until all incorporated. Pour in the water slowly while whisking until all of the water is absorbed and there are no lumps, about 2-3 minutes. You are looking for the consistency of polenta.
- Taste the mixture and add more salt and seasonings as needed.
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper or cling wrap and pour the chickpea mixture onto the baking sheet and spread evenly. Cover with cling wrap and put in the fridge for 30 minutes or until the batter is firm.
- Once firm, take a knife and cut the mixture into long rectangular pieces. If too long, cut the piece in half.
- Heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Once heated to medium turn the heat to medium high. Once the oil is hot enough and sizzling add some fries and cook until they are golden brown and crispy on the outside. Keep working in batches until all fries are done.
- When the fries are done place them on a paper towel lined plate.
- Add more salt, lime and chili powder as a garnish.
- Eat hot!
- Combine all ingredients and mix well.
- Dip fries into sauce
Some recipes call for boiling water, but I found ice cold water works best in this recipe to ensure that your batter does not have any lumps. If not eaten hot the outside can get soft
8 comments
What delicious and healthy looking recipe! i will surely try to make this at home!
This is a perfect snacks while watching a movie marathon, maybe a rerun of Game of Throne!
Saving your recipe for this weekend.
Yes! GOT!
I really like the look and sound of this recipe. I will be trying it soon for sure. Looks tasty.
Wow the recipe looks amazing and the dish is looking so yummy and delicious. Will try this sometime
This looks so cool. I am getting ready for a thing for hummus day and this is another great way to use chickpeas. Looks delicious.
aaaaaahhhhh omg this looks so dastardly delectable yum.
my mom and sister would love this!
WOW! These sound unbelievably delicious, and I’ve honestly never heard of using cold water vs. boiling!! Great tips! Thank you for sharing the recipe!