Ali Baba's Oven Fries

Sue Lau's Note:

Serve with falafel or kebabs in pita or other favorite Middle Eastern foods.

• Total Time: 47 mins
• Prep Time: 12 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 4 medium potatoes, sliced into strips
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fenugreek
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Lightly oil a large baking pan.
3. Mix the spices, oil and lemon juice together in a small bowl.
4. Toss the potatoes with this mixture (a large plastic bag works well) until evenly coated.
5. Spread the potatoes onto the baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until nicely browned and crispy, turning once halfway during cooking.

Reviews

[canarygirl]

Another fabulous recipe, Sue! These went together so quickly! About 10 minutes to peel and slice the potatoes. I did add extra cayenne and cumin (personal preference). The hint of cinnamon really gave the fries great flavor! I didn't turn them in the oven (too lazy ;)), and it didn't seem to make too much of a difference. Thanks for an easy, delicious side, Sue! I love your recipes!

[L. Duch]

Delicious and different. We like really spicy food, so next time I will double the cayenne..or maybe even double the amounts of spices to the potatoes. I cut the potato's into french fries and baked as suggested. They smelled heavenly when baking. Thanks for a easy, delicious dish.

[UmmBinat]

3 1/2 stars. I left out the fenugreek as I didn't have any. Used garlic salt for the garlic powder and no additional salt. I didn't find they browned very well so I left them some more time in a lower oven temperature. I did add a couple pinches cayenne. Didn't find them very flavourful. I won't make these again.