Chilli potato recipe is one of the popular Indo Chinese recipes where fried crispy potatoes are tossed in sweet and sour spicy sauce, along with onion and capsicum gravy. This honey chilli potato recipe is not only very delicious but also very easy to make at home. In this post, you will learn how to make chilli potato?
The method of this honey chilli potato recipe is the same as other indo chinese recipes including chilli paneer, chilli chicken, veg manchurian etc.
If you are a beginner and want to cook indo chinese recipe first time then you are in right place, here you will know how to make chilli potato at home.
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What is chilli potato
Chilli potato or honey chilli potato recipe is one of the popular indo chinese recipes made with crispy fried potato sticks tossed in a sweet and sour spicy sauce made with red chili sauce, soy sauce, a pinch of salt, sugar, vinegar, a slurry of cornflour-water and cubed onion, capsicum.
Though this recipe is a semi dry chilli potato version, however, if you want to cook chilli potato gravy as a main dish with fried rice or noodles, just increase the cornflour slurry, spices, sauces and proportion amount of water.
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What to serve with chilli potato
Chilli potato and veg fried riceย or veg noodles is the best combo dish you can prefer otherwise it also serves best with roti, paratha, naan.
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Tips to make honey chilli potato recipe
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- Best Potatoes: The best potatoes to cook honey chilli potato recipe is the gold standard russet potato or choose any starchiest potatoes, which generally have tough thick skins. Avoid wax potatoes, as these have a lower starch content and become hollow when fried as the water evaporates.
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- Soak Potatoes: Soaking potatoes in cold water help potatoes to remove excess starch from the exterior and it also helps in creating the crisp exterior in our french fry.
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- Cooking Method: For crispy honey chilli potato fry the potatoes at 300 F to make them crispy and slightly golden brown from the outside. Make sure donโt burn the potato fries.
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- Choice of Oil: I suggest you can use any type of odourless and high smoke point oil for example vegetable oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil, canola oil etc. Never use mustard oil which we most use in indian kitchen it drastically changes the flavour of french fries.
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How to make chilli potato
Here, the complete recipe for chilli potato preparation is classified into three simple categories first one is preparing potatoes for chilli potato,
the second one is frying potatoes for chilli potato recipe and the last one is making honey chilli potato recipe.ย
so, letโs make it now.
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Preparing potatoes for chilli potato
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1. At first, thoroughly wash 4 large potatoes then peel the potatoes with a peeler for chilli potato.
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ย 2. After that hold each potato in one hand and cut the potatoes vertically slice off 1/2 inch thickness,
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3. Then rest the flat sides and cut each side into vertical sticks or lengthwise into equal thickness.
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4. To make crispy honey chilli potato pour these potatoes into a large bowl of water and soak them in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to remove extra starch from them.
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5. Now pour water into a large Kadai , sprinkle a pinch of salt and boil the water for some time, when the water starts boiling, take out the potatoes from the refrigerator place them in hot water and blanch the potatoes for at least 3 min.
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6. Next drain the water and place the blanched potatoes on a kitchen cloth and completely dry the blanched potatoes with this cloth.
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7. Now in a large bowl add this blanched potato, sprinkle 4 tbsp cornstarch powder in it, a pinch of black pepper powder, salt and 1/2 tablespoon of red chili powder, and a pinch of yellow food colour.
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8. Now mix all of the ingredients properly, if possible donโt use your hand, just shake the bowl with two hands.
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Frying potatoes for chilli potato recipe
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1. Now for frying potatoes for chilli potato recipe heat 600 ml oil in a large Kadai.
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2. When oil is hot gently put coated potatoes in oil one by one. Now fry the potatoes in medium flame till they become completely crispy from the outside and juicy from the inside.
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3. After that take them out and drain the french fries on kitchen tissue. Finally our fried potatoes are ready for crispy honey chilli potato.
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How to make honey chilli potato
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1. At first for making honey chilli potatoes recipe, heat 4 to 5 tbsp oil in a pan and spread it evenly in medium flame.
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2. Next add 1 tbsp chopped ginger-garlic. Saute in medium to low flame until the raw smell of ginger-garlic goes away.
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3. Now add a layer of separated onion add cube of cut capsicum and fry for another 3 to 4 min in medium flame then cook in medium flame for 5 min until the onion becomes slightly golden brown and capsicum becomes soft but crunchy.
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4. Also add chopped green chilli.
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5. Next add 1 teaspoon red chili powder, 2 tablespoons red chili sauce, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce.
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6. Also add 2 teaspoons vinegar and
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7. Pour a dash of water, and mix everything for 1 to 2 min in medium flame.
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8. Now make a quick stir of everything and simmer the sauce for another 3 to 4 min in medium to low flame.
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9. Next pour cornflour slurry made of 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 6 tablespoons water and mix properly.
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10. Now add 1 teaspoon salt and adjust later if required.
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11. To balance out the taste of chilli sauce adds 2 tbsp honey and for bright colour 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder.
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12. Finally, add fried potatoes to this chili gravy.
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13. Mix everything in medium to high flame for up to 2 to 3 min until all the fried potatoes mix completely in gravy, for garnishing this chilli potato recipe add spring onions and chopped coriander leaves.
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Chilli Potato Recipe Card
Here is a quick overview of all the ingredients of chilli potato recipe including quick step by step preparation of honey chilli potato recipe shown in the recipe card.
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Chilli potato recipe ( Honey chilli potato recipe )
Ingredients
Ingredients for chilli potato recipe
- 4 large potatoes [ Russet Maris piper , Idaho ]
- 1 liter oil
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- salt to taste
- pinch of yellow food color
Other ingredients for honey chilli potato
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger garlic
- 1 medium size onion layer separated
- 1 medium size capsicum cube cut
- 2 green chilis [ chopped ]
- 2 tablespoons red chilli sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons chopped spring onions [ optional ]
- 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon roasted seasme seed [Til ] [ optional ]
Instructions
- how to make chilli potato
- At first, for making chilli potato thoroughly wash 4 large potatoes then peel the potatoes with a peeler.
- After that cut each potato into vertical sticks or lengthwise into equal thickness of 1/2 inch.
- Next pour these potatoes in a large bowl of water and soak them in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to remove extra starch from it.
- Now pour water into a large kadai pour water, sprinkle a pinch of salt and boil the water for some time.
- When water starts boiling, take out the potatoes from the refrigerator and gently place them in this hot water.
- Now blanch the potatoes for at least 3 min.
- Next, drain the water and place the blanched potatoes on kitchen cloth and completely dry the blanched potatoes with this cloth.
- Now in a large bowl add this blanch potato, sprinkle cornstarch powder, a pinch of black pepper powder, salt and red chili powder, pinch of yellow food colour.
- Now just shake the bowl with two hands and mix all of the ingredients properly.
- Now for frying potatoes for chilli potato recipe heat oil in a large kadai.
- When oil is hot gently put coated potatoes in oil one by one.
- Now fry the potatoes in medium flame till they become completely crispy from the outside and juicy from the inside.
- After that take them out and drain the french fries on kitchen tissue.
- Now for making honey chilli potato recipe , heat 4 to 5 tbsp oil in a pan and spread it evenly in medium flame.
- Next add 1 tbsp chopped ginger-garlic, green chili , and saute in medium to low flame until the raw smell of ginger-garlic goes away.
- Now add a layer of separated onion add cube cut capsicum and fry for another 5 min in medium flame until onion becomes slightly golden brown and capsicum becomes soft but crunchy.
- After that mix red chili sauce , soy sauce, vinegar, red chili powder , pour a dash of water and mix everything for 1 to 2 min in medium flame.
- Now add 1 tsp salt adjust later if required, to balance out the taste of chilli sauce adds 2 tbsp honey.
- Now make a quick stir of everything and simmer the sauce for another 2 to 3 min in medium to low flame.
- For increasing the consistency of chilli potato gravy add cornflour water mixture and simmer for another 2 min.
- Finally, add fried potatoes to this chili gravy.
- Mix everything in medium to high flame for up to 2 to 3 min until all the fried potatoes mix completely in gravy, for garnishing these honey chilli potato recipe add spring onions, and chopped coriander leaves.
Notes
Honey Chilli Potato Recipe Note
- Make sure you add sufficient water to boil the sauce for sometime, not add too much cornstrach slurry it will loose the taste.
- Must check the taste of chilli gravy before adding fried pottaoes then add more sauce, and spices accroding to your liking.
