Name: Gunpowder Oven “Fries” with Goat Cheese Dip
Yield: Makes 2 to 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp melted ghee; 5 oz [140 g] soft goat cheese or fromage blanc, at room temperature; 1 garlic clove, peeled and grated; Fine sea salt; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp full-fat plain Greek yogurt; Three large russet potatoes (total weight 2 lb [910 g]); ⅛ tsp ground turmeric (optional); ¼ tsp baking soda; 1 tsp Fine sea salt, plus more as needed; ¼ cup [60 ml] fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley

Preparation info

Makes
2 to 4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Flavor Equation

By Nik Sharma

Published 2020

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