Quick spicy chips

Very naughty, spicy crunchy chips are easy to do without having to resort to Nando's.  Firstly cut some potatoes into the right sort of size and cook them in gently boiling water for a few minutes. Then drain, leave the water to evaporate so that they are completely dry.

Separately mix a few teaspoons of cornflour with some salt, chilli pepper, thyme, and anything else you want (you could try cumin seeds, turmeric for colour, ground coriander).  Sprinkle the cornflour mix over the potatoes in a large metal bowl and shake to mix.

Then heat a few tablespoons of olive oil (no need to use the good stuff as the flavour will be lost here) in a saucepan until a crumb sizzles when thrown in the pan.  Throw over the chips, shake to mix.  Spread in a baking tray and cook until crispy, say 180 degrees for 20 mins.  A highly technical demo of this oil-on-potato action is shown below.