6 savory baked fries Recipes

olive oil, peanut oil for deep-frying, peeled egglant, cut into 3/4 dice (about 1 medium), ground sea salt, all-purpose flour, thick round slices of country bread (my no-knead bread works well for this, or if you re in anchorage, europa bakery s spent grain bread is good too), cubed bread (1/2 cubes ), zucchini, cut into 1/2 dice (about 2 small), fresh parmesan cheese, grated, chopped basil, chopped oregano, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, marinara sauce, egg yolks, beaten, heavy cream, olive oil, minced onion, minced parsley, minced garlic, whole tomatoes or 41/2lbs fresh peeled and seeded roma tomatoes, ground or pureed, basil sprigs, leaves removed (reserve for another use), salt, a pinch of sugar or baking soda

sweet potatoes, cut in thin sticks, tblsps olive oil, paprika, lemon pepper, salt to taste

urad dal, washed, mung dal, washed, hing or 1/4 tsp asafetida powder, salt, green chilies, minced, coriander leaves, chopped, ginger, minced, baking soda, ghee or oil, for frying

besan (black chickpea flour/gram flour), water, baking soda, salt, ajwain or 1 tsp cumin seed, paprika, chopped coriander leaves, chopped green chili, potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/6 th of an inch rounds, onions , same as above (do not separate rings), spinach leaves, stems removed, florets of a cauliflower , sliced into 1/6 th of an inch thickness, green chilies , slit lengthways on 1 side, oil , to deep fry pakoras