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Twice-cooked chips with spices and fresh mint

First shown on 20 Feb 2012 on This Morning.

Phil Vickery
Recipe by
Phil Vickery

It's National Chip Week, and to celebrate Phil Vickery shows us how to jazz up our leftover chips with tasty spices and fresh mint.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 small onion, very finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, very finely chopped
  • 225 g8 oz left over thick chips, cut into 3cm pieces
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Pinch chicken stock cube
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 4 tbsp thick, natural yoghurt

Method: How to make Twice-cooked chips with spices and fresh mint

1

Heat the oil in a wok.

2

Add the spices, onion, garlic and ginger and cook for 2-3 minutes.

3

Add the chips and mix well.

4

Season with salt and pepper and add a pinch of the chicken stock cube.

5

Add the water and cover with a lid, heat for 2-3 minutes.

6

Once the water has been absorbed, stir again and remove from the heat.

7

Add the chopped mint and serve with a blob of yoghurt on top.