Spicy potato things

From Combobulate

Various spicy potato recipes

My first version

This is probably a madur jaffrey creation...

Ingredients

  • Potatoes
  • Onions
  • Turmeric
  • Black mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves
  • Chilli
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Tinned tomatos

Method

  1. Dice some spuds, and boil them with some turmric.
  2. When they're just starting to soften fry up some black mustard seeds. When they pop add some curry leaves, chopped chilli, and cayanne pepper
  3. Fry for a bit, then add some chopped onion, fry until golden (golden golden)
  4. Add a couple of tinned tomatoes and fry some more, then add the spuds and fry fry fry.

Wilko's similar thing

Ingredients

  • Onions
  • Garlic
  • Spuds (diced)
  • Garam Masala
  • Cumin
  • Salt
  • Chilli Powder
  • Tomato pure/chopped tinned tomatos
  • Chicken stock
  • Peas
  • Water

Method

  1. ok, onions, garlic fry.
  2. At some point add diced potatoes and fry for a bit, douse in garam masala + cumin, some salt, chilli powder, fry.
  3. (Because I couldnt be arsed to open a tin..) add dollop of tom puree + tomato sauce for sweetness, add water. Simmer for ages.
  4. then add a bit of chicken stock and peas near the end

(there may have been cayenne pepper at some point too)

My version of above (I think)

Ingredients

  • Potato
  • Cumin seeds
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Chilli
  • Garam masala
  • Turmeric
  • Chilli powder
  • Ground coriander
  • Tomato puree
  • Sugar
  • Lemon juice
  • Chicken stock
  • Peas

Method

  1. fry cumin seeds
  2. fry garlic and onions
  3. add chopped chilli; fry
  4. Add Garam masala, tumric, chilli powder, corriander, stir
  5. Add diced potato, fry
  6. Add tomato puree and tsp sugar + some water and lemon juice
  7. Add 1/3pt chicken stock
  8. boil until spuds are done
  9. Add peas