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Loaded masala fries with spiced chicken, cheese sauce, pickled onion and chutneys
Masala fries shot from above – crisp fries under saucy chicken, cheese sauce, pickled onions, chillies and coriander.

Loaded Masala Fries

Crisp fries under spiced chicken, a proper cheese sauce, pickled onions and chutney. The one people ask for again.

Prep
15 mins
Cook
45 mins
Total
60 mins
Serves
4
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Before you cook

The details that make or break this dish, mapped to the exact step where they matter.

  1. Make sureTake the fries past ready
  2. Watch forKeep the chicken sauce dry
  3. Watch forThe sauce should coat a spoon

Ingredients

  • Fries
  • Chicken topping
  • Cheese sauce
  • Toppings
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Method

10 steps

  1. Cook the fries according to the packet instructions until extremely crisp.

  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil and brown the chicken.

  3. Add the AL Mix and tomato purée. Cook for 1 minute.

  4. Add the water and simmer until the chicken is coated in a thick, relatively dry sauce.

  5. For the cheese sauce, melt the butter and stir in the flour.

  6. Cook for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the milk.

  7. Simmer until thickened, remove from the heat and stir in the cheddar.

    A thick smooth cheddar cheese sauce coating a whisk in a small saucepan in a home kitchen

  8. Lightly season the hot fries with AL Mix.

  9. Layer the fries with the chicken and cheese sauce.

  10. Finish with pickled onions, chillies, garlic yoghurt, chutney and coriander.

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