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Potatoes with whole Indian spices. A delicious and easy side dish for any day of the week. Vegan and Gluten Free Recipe. Jump to Recipe
There are 100s of things to do with Potatoes apart from the usual fries. esp in Indian cuisine. Toss them with any regional spices, cook in pan, bake, boil, mash..add them to curries, puree them to make curries, stuff in flat breads, mix them in chickpea batter and fry and more. Potato is one thing we cannot live without. This easy side can work with anything Indian or not.
Hope you all are having a great weekend! Month of food (Mofo) Post 14.. the bowl is hand made.. by yours truly.
We had some Gobi Aloo(Cauliflower potato) with Whole red lentil and Mung Bean Dahl yesterday and some Yellow moong daal and Potato and green onions today. Lots of indian food with mom and dad this month. Have a great weekend!
Some of my all time favorite potato recipes posted earlier….
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Potatoes with Whole Indian Spices. Vegan Gluten Free.
Potatoes with whole Indian spices. A delicious and easy side dish for any day of the week. Vegan and Gluten Free Recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 medium potatoes chopped
- 2 teaspoons organic canola oil
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes or chopped green chili to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 2/3 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, or use caraway
- salt , to taste
Instructions
- In a medium deep pan, add the oil and heat on medium heat for a minute.
- Add in the mustard seeds and let them start to sputter.
- Add in the fennel and coriander seeds and mix well for a few seconds.
- Add in the garlic and chili and cook for a minute.
- Add in the potatoes, turmeric and salt and mix well to coat spices.
- Cook covered for 10 minutes on medium heat. Degalze the pan if the potatoes stick with a Tbsp of water. Lower the heat and cook covered for another 10 or more minutes until potatoes are tender. Stir once in between.
- Serve hot topped with chopped cilantro leaves! Serve as part of meal with any lentil curry(Daal), or beans curry, or other soups/stews, Indian flat bread(Roti) and salad or any indian pickle.(my current favorite is the punjabi raw mango pickle) Happy Potato day!
Notes
Nutritional value is based on 1 serving
Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 4g, Sodium: 598mg, Potassium: 903mg, Fiber: 5g, Vitamin A: 75IU, Vitamin C: 26.2mg, Calcium: 81mg, Iron: 7.4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These simple potatoes are heading to Ricki’s Wellness weekend.
This is the second one of your recipes that I’ve made, and it is another hit! It is absolutely delicious, thank you! I ate it with some scrambled eggs and they went very well together. 🙂
Thank you Savannah and Anu!
Thank you Dawm for the award!!:)