Gunpowder Oven “Fries” with Goat Cheese Dip

These aren’t technically fried, but the slender matchstick cuts deliver the same finger-food experience, and the ghee gives them a comforting nutty perfume. Be generous with the gunpowder masala; you can use more than I recommend in the instructions or serve extra on the side. The idea behind the technique came from a principle used in blood collection, using citric acid and sodium citrate as chelators—agents that can bind and hold ions like calcium and magnesium—which in this case i