Bombay Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    3/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
    3/4 teaspoon chili powder, I use slightly more (or cayenne pepper)
    1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
    400 g potatoes, scrubbed and cubed (25 mm)
    salt, to taste
Preparation
    Boil the potatoes, drain and leave to cool.
    Heat the oil in a wok over a medium flame. When hot, add the mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to pop, add the Cayenne pepper (or chili powder), turmeric and salt. Stir around for 1 minute then add the potatoes and stir fry for 5 minutes at which time they should be brown/yellow and coated in seeds.
    Reduce the heat to low, cover the wok and allow to cook for a further 5 minutes.
    Serve hot.

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