I bought a bag of these little baby potatoes to make the avocado potato salad and thought I'd use up the remainder in one of my favourite indian side dishes. Bombay potatoes are spicy with a rich tomato-y paste all over them, perfect for mopping up with a naan bread, or some warmed pitta. You don't need anything special for these;
2 handfuls of small potatoes (you could use big floury potatoes cut into chunks if you didn't have the baby ones)
half a can of chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp sunflower/canola oil
1 red onion
1 tsp each of mustard seed, ground coriander, turmeric, cumin seeds and chili flakes
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Cut the potatoes in half and put them in a pan to boil until tender.
Put the oil and spices into a pan. The oil looks a crazy blue because we just had a skylight put into the kitchen so that's the sky reflecting!
Put on a medium heat until the oil is bubbling and the spices pop a little. Add the onion and
cook until soft.
Once the onions are tender, pour in half a can of chopped tomatoes and a small glass of water.
Hopefully the potatoes are cooked now too so chuck them in and stir about a bit. Leave to simmer over a low to medium heat until the potatoes are crumbly and the sauce is almost sticky.
p.s, as I was making this, look who decided to sleep in the litter tray.
6 comments:
I think after rice, potatoes are my 2nd favourite starch. The boy is Nepalese and whenever I am over at his parents they specially make me cumin "aloo" and I stuff my little face until I can't move. I think if this recipe and I ever came together, the world would end.
this looks so yummy!
I'm gonna have to try this one!
ana I want the recipe for cumin aloo! Share!
Thanks Pinkbow!
Let me know what you think if you make it Erik :)
Yum, that looks so good! I am still perfect my aloo sabzi recipe, but I shall definitely give this one a go.
usually cumin aloo(cumin potatoes) is done this way. But there are variations:
1/2 spoon mustard seeds
1/2 spoon cumin seeds
1/4 spoon turmeric
1 table spoon chopped curry leaves or cilantro
2 cups of boiled and peeled and diced potato. Use waxy kind.
2- 3 table spoon oil
pinch of hing - optional.
1 jalapeno seeded and split - optional
salt to taste
heat oil on medium heat, once hot add mustard and cumin and hing
when mustard starts spluttering,
add jalapeno, if using saute 1 sec
Now add potatoes, salt and turmeric
saute in medium flame.for a few seconds. So everything is mixed together
Add more oil if needed.
Leave it low flame to form a crust...
say about 5 minutes
Add the chopped herbs stir and enjoy
Additional notes:
If u want spicy, you can add 1/2 spoon cayenne with turmeric
Also u can drizzle a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice on top before serving if you like lemon flavor.
ENJOY
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