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cheese loaded peri peri French fries recipe | peri peri fries with cheese sauce | Indian cheese peri peri fries has a heavenly combination of potato and cheese. Learn how to make peri peri fries with cheese sauce.

French fries are each ones favourite. While the plain fries are the best finger foods for kids, when your child comes home demanding a ‘surprise’ party for his/her friends – which ends up as a greater surprise for you, then turn to these peri peri fries with cheese sauce.

What makes this Indian cheese peri peri fries stand apart from other fries is the method of cooking which involves blanching the potatoes followed by double frying the potato fingers. Also remember to get the perfect crispy French fries, you need to buy Indori potatoes which have a pink tinge to their peels. These potatoes have a high starch content and have least amount of moisture in them which make French fries very crispy.

French fries tossed with peri peri masala, topped with cheese sauce and creamy mayo and dotted with olives and jalapeno is an appealing starter found on most restaurant menus. Try these cheese loaded peri peri French fries at home and get ready to gather applause when you serve them at kitty party, high tea, parties or get togethers. You can enjoy this cheese sauce with nacho chips as well.

Tips to make cheese loaded peri peri French fries. 1. Rub and wash the potato fingers thoroughly to remove excess starch to make crispy French fries. 2. You can store the blanched French fries in freezer and use as required. 3. Pour the prepared cheese sauce just before serving to prevent the French fries from becoming soggy.

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Cheese Loaded Peri Peri French Fries

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Cheese Loaded Peri Peri French Fries recipe - How to make Cheese Loaded Peri Peri French Fries

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     2Makes 2 servings
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Ingredients


For French Fries
5 big indori potatoes
2 tsp vinegar
salt to taste
peri peri masala

For Cheese Sauce
2 tsp butter
2 tsp plain flour (maida)
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup grated processed cheese
1 tsp peri peri masala
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
salt to taste

For The Topping
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp readymade peri peri sauce
1 tsp finely chopped parsley
4 to 5 sliced black olives
1 tbsp chopped jalapenos

Method
For peri peri french fries
    For peri peri french fries
  1. To make cheese loaded peri peri french fries, peel the potatoes and immerse the potatoes in ice cold water.
  2. Cut both the top and bottom edges of a potato, place it vertically on a chopping board and trim all the four sides of the potato.
  3. Cut thick slices vertically of 1 cm thickness. Lay down the thick slices on the chopping board and again cut 1 cm long french fries. Put them in ice cold water.
  4. Rub and wash thoroughly to remove excess starch.
  5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to cut more potato fingers.
  6. Boil enough water in a deep pan, add vinegar and salt and mix well.
  7. Add the potato fingers in boiling water and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes or till they are 50% cooked, while stirring them at intervals.
  8. Drain well and spread them on a muslin cloth or a thin kitchen towel. Keep it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  9. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the potato fingers and deep fry for 1 minute.
  10. Remove them from the hot oil, place them on an absorbent paper and allow cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
  11. Again heat the same oil, add the lightly fried french fries and deep fry on a slow flame for 8 to 9 minutes or till they turn light golden brown and crispy from all the sides. Drain the french fries on absorbent paper.
  12. Transfer the french fries in a shallow bowl, sprinkle salt and peri peri masala on top and toss gently. Keep aside.

For the cheese sauce
    For the cheese sauce
  1. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add plain flour and cook well on a medium flame using whisk for 30 seconds or till it is lump free.
  2. Add milk and whisk well till no lumps remain.
  3. Add the cheese and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the mixture is smooth and lump free, while stirring continuously.
  4. Add the peri peri masala salt and tomato ketchup, mix well and cook on medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.

How to serve
    How to serve
  1. Just before serving, arrange the peri peri french fries in a serving plate.
  2. Drizzle mayonnaise, peri peri sauce and hot cheese sauce over the french fries.
  3. Serve the cheese loaded peri peri french fries immediately garnished with parsley, olives and jalapenos.
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy130 cal
Protein5.9 g
Carbohydrates8.6 g
Fiber0 g
Fat8.2 g
Cholesterol25.5 mg
Sodium236.1 mg
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what is cheese loaded peri peri French fries
    what is cheese loaded peri peri French fries
  1. Cheese loaded peri peri French fries are made of cheap and easily available ingredients in India:  For French fries: 5 big Indori potatoes, 2 tsp vinegar, salt to taste and peri peri masala. See the below image of list of ingredients for cheese loaded peri peri French fries.
  2. For cheese sauce: 2 tsp butter, 2 tsp plain flour (maida), ½ cup milk, ¼ cup grated processed cheese, 1 tsp peri peri masala, 1 tbsp tomato ketchup and salt to taste. See the below image of list of ingredients for cheese loaded peri peri French fries.
  3. For the topping: 1 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tsp readymade peri peri sauce, 1 tsp finely chopped parsley , 4 to 5 sliced black olives and 1 tbsp chopped jalapeno. See the below image of list of ingredients for cheese loaded peri peri French fries.

how to make potato fingers
    how to make potato fingers
  1. To make peri peri French fries, this is how indori potatoes look like. Potatoes grown in Indore are recognized as Indori potatoes which are sugar free potatoes. These potatoes are popularly used to make French fries. They are high in starch content and have least amount of moisture in them which make French fries very crispy. They look like normal potatoes but the peels of the potatoes are pinkish in color, that’s how you select potatoes for making French fries.
  2. Peel 5 big indori potatoes. Discard the peels.  
  3. Immerse the peeled potatoes in ice cold water. This is to prevent them from disolouration. 
  4. Cut both the top and bottom edges of a potato.
  5. Place it vertically on a chopping board and trim all the four sides of the potato.
  6. Cut thick slices vertically of 1 cm thickness.
  7. Lay down the thick slices on the chopping board and again cut 1 cm long potato fingers.
  8. Put potato fingers in ice cold water.
  9. Rub and wash thoroughly to remove excess starch.
  10. Drain well to remove excess water. Potato fingers are ready. 

how to make peri peri french fries
    how to make peri peri french fries
  1. In a deep non stick pan, boil enough water.
  2. Add 2 tsp vinegar. This is added to maintain the colour and shape of French fries.
  3. Add salt.
  4. Mix well. 
  5. Add the potato fingers in the boiling water.
  6. Cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes or till they are 50% cooked, while stirring them at intervals. Drain well.
  7. Spread them on a muslin cloth or a thin kitchen towel. Keep it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  8. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan.
  9. Add the potato fingers in it. 
  10. Deep fry in hot oil for 1 minute.
  11. Remove them from the hot oil, place them on an absorbent paper and allow cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
     
  12. Again heat the same oil, add the lightly fried French fries and deep fry on a slow flame for 8 to 9 minutes or till they turn light golden brown and crispy from all the sides. 
  13. Drain the French fries on absorbent paper.
  14. Transfer the French fries into a shallow bowl.
  15. Sprinkle salt.
  16. Sprinkle peri peri masala on top.
  17. Toss gently. Crispy peri peri French fries are ready. Keep aside. 

how to make cheese sauce
    how to make cheese sauce
  1. Heat 2 tsp butter in a broad non-stick pan.
  2. Add 2 tsp plain flour (maida).
  3. Cook well on a medium flame using whisk for 30 seconds or till it is lump free.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of milk.
  5. Whisk well till no lumps remain.
  6. Add 1/4 cup grated processed cheese.
  7. Cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the mixture is smooth and lump free, while stirring continuously. 
  8. Add ½ tbsp peri peri masala.
  9. Mix well.
  10. Add salt to taste.
  11. Add 1 tbsp tomato ketchup.
  12. Mix well and cook on medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside. Cheese sauce is ready.

how to serve cheese loaded peri peri French fries
    how to serve cheese loaded peri peri French fries
  1. To make cheese loaded peri peri French fries recipe | peri peri fries with cheese sauce | Indian cheese peri peri fries, just before serving, arrange the peri peri French fries in a serving plate. 
  2. Pour hot cheese sauce over the French fries.
  3. Drizzle 1 tbsp mayonnaise.
  4. Drizzle 1 tsp readymade peri peri sauce.
  5. Sprinkle 1 tsp finely chopped parsley.
  6. Top with 4 to 5 sliced black olives. Also top with 1 tbsp chopped jalapenos.
  7. Serve cheese loaded peri peri French fries recipe | peri peri fries with cheese sauce | Indian cheese peri peri fries | immediately.

tips to make cheese loaded peri peri french fries
    tips to make cheese loaded peri peri french fries
  1. Rub and wash the potato fingers thoroughly to remove excess starch to make crispy french fries.
  2. You can store the blanched french fries in freezer and use as required.
  3. Pour the prepared cheese sauce just before serving to prevent the french fries from becoming soggy.

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