Oriental Stir-fry

by Tarla Dalal

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Here's a great way to make use of leftover French fries that have turned soggy! Give them an Oriental makeover!

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Preparation Time: 6 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves 4.
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Ingredients

2 large sized potatoes
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 cup thinly sliced spring onions whites
1/2 cup sliced capsicum
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (khumbh)
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp vegetarian oyster sauce
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp chilli sauce
salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste

For the garnish
1/5 cup finely chopped spring onion greens

Method

Cook the potatoes in a vesselful of water till they are about 80% cooked.
Cut the cooked potatoes into fingers like French fries.
Heat the oil in a wok on a high flame, add the potato fingers and cook till they are golden brown.
Remove from the wok and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a wok again, add the ginger-garlic paste and spring onion whites and sauté for 1 minute.
Add the capsicum, mushrooms and potatoes and fry for 1 more minute.
Add the soya sauce, oyster sauce, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, salt and pepper and mix lightly so that all the vegetables are well coated with the sauces.
Serve hot garnished with spring onion greens.

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