This has to be one of my favourite Indian dishes - tasty potatoes coated in spices. I finally learnt how to make this and I never realised how simple and quick it is.
The ingredients you'll need include:
- New potatoes
- 1.5tbsp mustard seeds
- 1.5tbsp curry leaves
- 1tsp heaped of cumin seeds
- Bunch of fresh coriander
- 1/2tsp chilli powder
- 1tbsp heaped of grounded coriander seeds (dhana)
- 1/2tbsp cumin (geera)
- 1tsp heaped turmeric (haldi)
- 3/4tsp Salt
- Lemon juice
Method:
1) Boil the potatoes on a medium heat until they are just cooked. Don't over cook these as you will need to fry these later on.
2) While the potatoes are cooking you can prepare the spices. Measure all the spices and keep these ready. Chop the coriander finely.
3) Once the potatoes have cooked leave them to dry - they must be completely drained of all water as you'll be adding this to oil later. After they have completely dried cut these into medium sized chunks.
4) Next using a non-stick pan add some cooking oil. Make sure this pan used has a lid - you'll need this. Put this on a high heat and wait until the oil is very hot. This will take approximately 1 minute to heat.
5) Next grab the pan lid and the mustard seeds, curry leaves and cumin seeds. Throw these all into the pan and put the lid on immediately. It's really important you use the lid because the seeds will fly out of the pan. Allow them to cook on a high heat until they begin to sizzle. This will take about 10 seconds. Don't overcook these otherwise they will burn. The seeds must sizzle - if they don't then it means they aren't cooked. When they start sizzling reduce the heat to a mid-low heat.
6) Remove the lid of the pan. This is no longer needed. Add in the dry potatoes and stir so the potatoes chunks catch the mustard seeds. Leave these to cook for a while until they go brown. Add more oil if required.
7) Mix up the spices (the chilli powder, grounded coriander seeds, cumin and turmeric) and then sprinkle onto the potatoes. Stir in the spices until they coat the potatoes.
8) Cook the potatoes until they soften. Even though these have been boiled they still require more cooking. Add more oil to make the potatoes crispy if required.
9) At the very end add the fresh coriander and stir. Then add 1tbsp of lemon juice and stir in too.
Then your potatoes are ready to eat!
