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Raghavan Iyer’s Hasselback Potatoes with Cardamom Butter

Raghavan Iyer_Hasselback Potatoes recipe

This accordion display of the common potato is perfumed with cardamom (a spice often incorporated in Christmas fare in Sweden) is Raghavan Iyer’s take on the classic. Crispy on the outside with a crackly pork-like skin, the creamy insides make for a delectable contrast in textures.

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Raghavan Iyer’s Chocolate Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Raghavan Iyer_Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake

You haven’t had sweet potatoes like this before.

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Raghavan Iyer’s Ultimate French Fries

Raghavan Iyer_Ultimate French Fries recipes

What makes these French fries Ultimate? The proper technique of cutting the potatoes into the right width, the double frying method (the second frying after being dusted with a secret ingredient), and the perfect temperatures during both the frying stages deliver the crispy-on-the outside and tender-on-the-inside fry. There’s also a crazy-good black bean dip that’ll have you wondering why you ever went for that sugary ketchup.

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Black Bean-Queso Dip for Raghavan Iyer’s Ultimate French Fries

Smashed Mashed Boiled and Baked and Fried Too by Raghavan Iyer

Raghavan Iyer folds black beans and tomatoes into his queso fundido for a deeper contrast not only of texture, but of color as well. He serves the addictive dip with his Ultimate French Fries.

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Raghavan Iyer’s Potato Leek Pie

Raghavan Iyer_Potato Leek Pie_Photo by Matthew Benson

Inspired by the classic French potato-leek soup, vichyssoise, this savory pie is all about textures and flavor.

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Creamy Jalapeño Sauce for Raghavan’s Potato Leek Pie

Raghavan Iyer serves this sauce with Potato Leek Pie, but recommends it with French fries or even a bowl of potato chips, too.

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