These Curry Fries with Yogurt Lime Dip are a unique, flavor-packed, super delicious, snack or appetizer. The spices in the curry are balanced perfectly with the fresh and tangy dip, and they're baked, not fried, so they're healthier than most.
Who doesn't love a good French fry? Um . . . . nobody!
I mean, seriously.
These curry fries have a totally unique flavor profile and they're truly amazing!
Made with curry paste rather than powder, a gorgeous and delicious crust covers every fry!
You can make the curry paste days ahead, and assemble and bake the fries whenever you want them.
About the Key Ingredients
- Russet potatoes - The high starch content in Russets is part of what makes them crispy after they're cooked. I love them for curry fries -- however, sweet potato curry fries would also be amazing! (Note that the cooking time will be a bit shorter.)
- Yellow Curry Paste - The yellow curry paste includes several delicious spices: cumin, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, crushed chilies and turmeric. The reason I chose to use a paste, rather than a curry powder, for the fries is that curry pastes also include fresh ingredients like shallots, lemongrass and garlic. Both the texture and the flavor of the paste creates a super tasty and crispy "crust" on the fries.
- plain yogurt - You can use whole or low-fat. I typically don't use Greek yogurt since it's so thick. I like the lighter consistency of a regular yogurt for dipping.
- limes - Both lime zest and lime juice go into the yogurt dip. Its bright, tangy flavor, along with the yogurt is excellent.
- cayenne pepper - I use just a touch of cayenne. For less heat, omit it, and for more, add it to taste.
- honey - The sweetness rounds out the entire bite of a curry fry with some of the dip.
How to Make Curry Fries
- Mix curry paste with avocado oil and a touch of salt.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into sticks.
- Toss the potato sticks with the curry paste mixture.
- Spread them in an even layer on a baking sheet and bake in a 425°F oven for about 50 minutes.
(More detailed instructions are below.)
Yogurt Lime Dip
The Yogurt Lime Dip is super tangy and subtly sweet with just a touch of honey. Fresh and bright, it's divine with a bite of the deep, rich curry flavor on the crispy potatoes.
I love to serve the fries hot or very warm, and the Yogurt Lime Dip cold. This mix of spicy, sweet, hot and cold is over-the-top fantastic!
Variations
- Vegan version of the dip: Use this Cashew Cream instead of the yogurt.
- You can try other curry pastes: red, green, yellow, spicy, mild . . . it's your call.
*CURRY PASTE TIPS* If you purchase curry paste, taste it before you use it to be sure you know how spicy or mild it is. Also, many curry pastes are made with oil, while the curry paste recipe I use doesn't have oil in it. If this is the case, you will likely want to use less oil than the recipe calls for -- just enough to help coat the potatoes with the paste.
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I hope you love these curry fries as much as my family and I do!
Curry French Fries with Yogurt Lime Dip
Ingredients
For the fries
- ¼ cup avocado oil (or other neutral oil like vegetable)
- 3 tablespoons Yellow Curry Paste (click here for the curry paste recipe)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1¾ pounds Idaho Russet potatoes
For the dip
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon lime zest, finely chopped
- ¾ teaspoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- pinch teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
For the fries
- Preheat oven and prepare a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Mix the ingredients to coat the potatoes. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil with the curry paste and salt.
- Prepare the potatoes and add them to the curry paste mixture. Peel, wash, and dry the potatoes. Then cut them into French fry-sized pieces, about ¼ to ½ inch x 4 inch sticks. Add them to the bowl with the curry mixture and toss them until they're completely coated. (Using your hands is the easiest way to do this.)
- Bake. Spread the coated potato sticks on the parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer, and place them in the preheated 425°F oven for approximately 50 minutes, or until both sides are golden brown and crispy. They should be flipped about three quarters of the way through the cooking process, with a flat-bottomed metal spatula. Leave them on the baking sheet to cool for a few minutes before serving.
For the dip
- Combine ingredients. Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth. Keep refrigerated until you're ready to serve. (The perfect time to make the dip is while the fries are baking.)
NOTES
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Chef Sybil
Oh my goodness Chef Valentina, this is above and beyond French Fries. You have such a creative culinary mind. Thanks for sharing this. Chef Sybil
valentina
Thank you Chef Sybil! I so appreciate it! 🙂 Enjoy!
Sandy @Southwestgirl
I will DEFINITELY have to try this!! Thanks for posting!
valentina
I hope you enjoy them, Sandy! 🙂
Joe
So what do you think of adapting this to chicken wings? Use the fry seasoning on the wings and the coconut sauce as the dipping sauce?
valentina
Hi Joe, I think that's an excellent idea. Sounds delicious!! Please let us know how it turns out if you give it a go. 🙂 ~Valentina
angiesrecipes
I like to make fries with curry, but usually with powder. This looks so yummy and tempting.
Angie
valentina
Thanks Angie. Hope you love them. 🙂 ~Valentina
2pots2cook
The best comfort food ever !!!!!!!!! Thank you !
Liz
LOVE these! My kids love when I make fries when we all get together for dinner on Sundays, but I'm tired of making the same old version. You've jazzed these up deliciously!!
Eha Carr
Like the sound of your yogurt=lime dip and shall try your yellow paste - thanks ! *huge smile* Potato chips(fries) . . . have not made or used one for decades . . . . yep: really !
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
I have a weakness for french fries! I love that these are baked and spiced with curry and are perfectly balanced with that sauce. What a great side or even snack!
Jeff the Chef @ Make It Like a Man!
I love these fries! And the dipping sauce just puts it right over the top for me.
Patricia@FreshFoodinaFlash
Yummmmm! I want these now. Look so good. Thanks for sharing.
Chef Mimi
Wow! I was all excited about Indian curried French fries, especially after making curry ketchup. But I didn’t expect you to have used Thai curry paste. Amazing! And with that dip. Mmmmmmm
John / Kitchen Riffs
OK, now I want fries. And lots of them. 🙂 This looks totally terrific -- thanks.
David Scott Allen
These do sound seriously good - and what a great use for some of your yellow curry paste. (My green grocer at the farmers market said they hoped to have the lemongrass this week.)
valentina
Enjoy! Thanks, David. So good to be friend with FM grocer! 🙂 ~Valentina
Karen (Back Road Journal)
I'm a real potato lover and these sound like more. 😊
valentina
Thanks, Karen! 🙂 ~Valentina
David @ Spiced
What a fun idea! I can second your comment that everyone loves a good French fry! And adding the curry paste before baking? That sounds like a really fun twist. That coconut-lime dipping sauce looks good enough to eat with a spoon, too!
Docmike5
These are very good especially with the yogurt sauce. We added a few fries made of sweet potatoes to the mix - equally as good. The yogurt sauce highlights the curry coating of the potatoes.