Bombay Potatoes

Bombay Potatoes

So my one day I’m sitting in the kitchen going through the new cook books either my mom or dad picked up and in this all Indian book was the recipe for potatoes and I think, hey who couldn’t use a little variation in their starches.

Most of these ingredients can be found at the grocery store or Wal-Mart.

You will need:

1 pound new potatoes*

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon turmeric

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 dried red chilies

6-8 curry leaves

2 onions, finely chopped

2 fresh green chilies, finely chopped

2 cups fresh coriander (cilantro), coarsely chopped

¼ teaspoon asafetida

½ teaspoon each of cumin, mustard, onion, fennel, and nigella seeds

Lemon juice, to taste

And Go!

First up:

Scrub the potatoes under cold running water and cut them into small pieces. Boil the potatoes in water with a little salt and ½ tsp turmeric for 10- 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain the potatoes well then mash**. Put aside.

Next:

Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the dried chilies and curry leaves until the chilies are nearly burnt. Add the onions, green chilies, fresh coriander, remaining turmeric and spice seeds and cook until the onions are soft.

Lastly:

Fold in the potatoes and add a few drops of water. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring well to ensure the spices are evenly mixed. Add lemon juice to taste, and serve.

*You can use regular yellow potatoes but new potatoes are preferred.

** You always need some whole pieces so do not fully mash them in this step.

I made this to go with two diffrently coooked roasts added bell peppers and less spices (since my brother wont eat it).

Once you try it a few times you can always change it to your tastes….or what you’ve got on hand, haha. 

 Straight from the book The Complete Book of Indian Cooking by Shehzad Husain & Rafi Fernandez pg 158

Indian French Toast

So Indian French Toast is not the real name but its close enough and that's basically what it is, the Patel version of French Toast. The first time I had this was when my friends mother woke us up on a Saturday morning, after just getting to sleep no less, come on we were in high school, ya know 'party' all night sleep all day. But I feel this made up for it. Sadly I don't have a picture because....well I ate it and I didn't have my phone.

Moving on, you will need:
1/2 green Chile
2 eggs
Curry powder (to taste, I use hot Jamaican curry powder)
Salt (to taste)
Dash Freshly cracked pepper
(She also uses a little whole milk but I can't have it so i don't use it)
Two thick slices of bread*

Big step one:
Chop the Chile, then mix curry, salt, pepper, and Chile in the eggs.
Heat pan with a little butter.
Dredge bread in the egg mixture, toss into the pan and brown on both sides so the egg is cooked thoroughly.

Little bit of ketchup on the side and your set.
Its got a little kick to it but its a great way to wake up haha.

Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment in the box Be-low