Thursday, April 2, 2009

Bombay Potatoes

Ingredients
450g Potatoes (peeled and diced)
4 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
7 Curry leaves
2 Onions (finely chopped)
2 Green Chillies (finely chopped)
2 dried Red Chillies
50g Fresh Coriander (chopped)
1 Teaspoon Turmeric
1/2 Teaspoon Each Cumin, Mustard, Fennel, Salt and Garam Masala
1 Lemon (juiced)

Equipment
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Lemon Juicer
1 Large Pan
1 Wok

The Good Bit
  1. Cook the potatoes in boiling slightly salted water with 1/2 turmeric in for about 10-15 minutes until they are just tender, then drain and set aside.
  2. Heat your oil in the wok and add the dried chillies and curry leaves, cook until they are almost burnt, then add in the onion green chillies, coriander leaves, the rest of the turmeric and spices seeds until the onion is soft.
  3. Drop in the potatoes and a splash of water then mix well and cook for a further 10 minutes until all the spices are well mixed and the potato well coated, add lemon juice to taste and serve.
Serves 4