fry -
cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
cook transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
cookery,
cooking,
preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
frizzle fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
deep-fat-fry fry in deep fat; "deep-fry the potato chips"