Are you looking for a sweet, spicy, crispy snack that is able to satisfy all of your cravings in one bite? Honey chilli potato to the rescue! This Indo-Chinese dish has been all the rage among restaurants and home cooks with its bold flavor and texture, which will surely have you licking your fingers! This is the perfect recipe for you, at any occasion–if you have friends over, midnight cravings or just because you want to. While attending this blog will show you how to create a quick, restaurant style crispy potato honey chili recipe in your home in just 30 minutes!
What exactly is Honey Chili Potato?
Honey chili potato is a fusion dish of deep-fried potato fingers, covered in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce. The flavor dream is reality: very crispy on the outside, very soft and fluffy on the inside, and this glowing, honey-chili glaze that tastes fantastic. Honestly, we usually use – and you could obviously use – it as a starter but you could just as easily use this as a fun twist as a side! Honey chilli potato
You can make honey chili potato with ingredients that can be found in any Indian kitchen, which is beyond awesome!!
ingredients You’ll Need
To make this irresistibly delicious honey potato chili at home, you don’t need anything fancy—just a few basic ingredients from your kitchen shelf. Here’s everything you’ll need:
🥔 For the Potatoes:
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into thin, finger-like strips
- 2 tablespoons cornflour – this helps the potatoes get that crispy golden crust
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (maida) – adds a little extra binding
- Salt – just enough to season the potatoes
- Water – to make the batter smooth and coat the potatoes
- Oil for deep frying – any neutral cooking oil like sunflower or vegetable oil works great
🌶️ For the Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oil – to sauté the aromatics
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic – fresh garlic really enhances the flavor
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger – adds that nice zing
- 1 green chili, slit – for a little heat (adjust to taste)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce – gives the dish its signature umami base
- 1 tablespoon red chili sauce – for that vibrant color and spiciness
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup – balances the flavors with some sweetness
- 1.5 tablespoons honey – the star of the show, sweet and sticky
- 1 teaspoon vinegar – just a dash for that tangy finish
- Salt and pepper – to taste, always
- 1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with 2 tablespoons water – this slurry helps thicken the sauce perfectly
🌱 For Garnish:
A sprinkle of sesame seeds – adds crunch and a nutty flavor on top
Chopped spring onions – for freshness and color
How to Make Honey Chili Potato (Step by Step)
You may be surprised how easy it is to make the honey chili potato dish at home as unlike what you may think it can be done quite quickly at home. By following just a few easy steps, you will have a plate of hot, crispy, seeds of deliciousness that you will be shocked at how quick it was to prepare!
Step 1 – Wash the Potatoes then fry them
The first thing to do is wash and peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into thin sticks – similar to the thickness of your fingers, the same as a French fry. Soak the sticks into cold water for about 10 mins. This will help remove the excess starch from the potatoes other than the taste of the potato.
After about 10 mins of soaking, drain the potato fingers and dry them with a kitchen towel. In a mixing bowl, add the potato fingers, cornflour, or maida, and a sprinkle of salt; add a splash of water to coat the potato pieces, just enough to coat and not add a ton of water and soak the pieces.
Pour some oil into a deep frying pan or kadhai, heat oil over medium flame; it needs to be hot enough to fry the fries. Add the fries a few at a time until golden brown and crisp. Once done frying, spoon out the fries onto a plate with tissue paper to soak the excess oil.
Stage Two – Prepare the Honey Chili Sauce Honey chilli potato
In another wok/frying pan, heat oil and fry the minced garlic, grated ginger, and green chili (the slit of garnish) for 1 minute or until fragrant & raw smells. Now add the soy sauce, red chili sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar, and honey.
You should now have a lot of sauce–stir the whole lot and let the sauce simmer for about 1 minute and taste it (go ahead and take a sip), and if you like to add salt and pepper, off you go!
For the Cornflour slurry, mix together the cornflour and water, and add it to the honey chili sauce. Once you are mixed in, the honey chili sauce should be ready, once the sauce, starts to thicken and gloss, enough to coat the back of the spoon!
Step Three: Mix, Plate
Now the fun part, let’s assemble!
Put the fries in the pan of sauce. Turn the heat to high, quickly toss the fries so that they are coated in sauce.
Turn off the heat and sprinkle on plenty of spring onion and toasted sesame seeds.
Eat while hot and crispy and watch it disappear!