Sunday, April 6, 2008

Potatoes with Ginger

Like a yummy Indian hash brown that isn’t made into cakes!


675g small waxy potatoes (eg. Red potatoes or new potatoes)

3T olive oil

½ t whole cumin seeds

½ t whole brown mustard seeds

2 medium onions

¼ t salt

Freshly ground black pepper

¼ t cayenne pepper

2t fresh ginger – peeled and finely grated


Boi l potatoes until tender, cool completely then cut into 1-2cm cubes1

Heat oil over medium heat.

When hot, add cumin and mustard seeds.

When mustard seeds begin to pop (within seconds), add potatoes, chopped onions, salt, pepper + cayenne.

Stir and cook until potatoes are browned, add ginger and cook for another minute or so.