French fries a delicious, tasty and a very common snacks item eaten all over the world. But the French fries we routinely eat are deep fried & are loaded with fats, further they are made of Potatoes only; so it has a limited nutritional value. These Low Calorie French fries are prepared from different types of vegetables like, Potato, Red pumpkin, Bottle Gourd/Dudhi which can make them more nutritious. These French fries are not fried; they are baked/ roasted with barely 1 drop of oil which definitely reduces their caloric content. You can enjoy these low calorie French fries with your favorite dips like Khatta-Meetha Sauce or Mayonnaise like sauce for your snacks.
• MASALA: 1. Salt - As per taste 2. Sundae Masala - 1/2 Tea spoon 3. Sesame Seeds - (Optional) 4. Mix Herbs - (Optional) 5. Chaat Masala - 1/2 Tea spoon 6. Oil for brushing - 1 Tea spoon
METHOD:
First wash all the 3 vegetables (Potatoes, Red pumpkin and Dudhi) properly with clean water.
Then Peel the skin off from Potatoes, Bottle Gourd (Dudhi) and Red pumpkin.
Now cut all these vegetables into thin and long (elongated) strips. Same as we cut for French Fries.
Now soak these cut vegetable strips into lukewarm water containing little turmeric and salt for 20 min.
After 20 minutes, drain the lukewarm water. Now wash these cut vegetable strips with clean water.
Now steam these vegetable strips in a kadhai (Pan) on a Gas burner/ Hotplate/stove as per choice and availability for 10-12 min.
After steaming these vegetables, keep a Tawa on Gas burner/Hotplate/Stove for heating and apply 1 drop of oil to it with the help of a brush.
Now put these French Fries (Thin and long strips of Potato, Red pumpkin and Bottle gourd (Dudhi) in a small amount on the Tawa (Pan) and roast them till they become golden brown and crispy.
Roast them from all the sides.
OR
U can bake it in an Air-fryer or OTG (Oven) for 10 minutes or till they become golden brown.
Now add all the above mentioned masalas e.g. Chaat masala, Sundae masala, Sesame seeds, Mix herbs and salt as per taste.
Finally serve these French fries with your favorite sauce, Like, Tomato sauce/Mayonnaise like sauce/Khatta-Meetha sauce.
