Maya s Potatoes

Recipe Cuisine: Ethnic
Recipe Category: Ethnic
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

8 md Potatoes
1/4 ts Black onion seeds
Oil for deep frying 1/4
ts Black mustard seeds
1 ea Onion, coarsely chopped
1 ea Bay leaf
4 ea Garlic cloves, pressed
3 ea Dried red peppers
6 tb Oil
1/2 ts Turmeric
1 pn Asafetida
2 md Tomatoes, chopped
7 ea Fenugreek seeds
1 pn Sugar
1/2 ts Fennel seeds
1 1/2 ts Salt

Recipe Instructions:

Boil potatoes at least 2 hours ahead. Leave to cool. Just before cooking the dish, cube them into bite-sized pieces. Heat oil over a medium flame. Fry potatoes in small batches till golden brown on all sides. Drain & set aside. Save some of the oil for later use. Blend onion & Garlic with 3 tb water. Heat 6 tb oil in large pot. When very hot, add asafetida, fenugreek, fennel, onion, & mustard seeds & bay leaf & red pepper in quick succession. Fry 20 seconds till bay leaf darkens. Add paste from the Blender & turmeric. Fry, stirring for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes & sugar. Gently stir in 2 c water, salt & potatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover & simer for 10 minutes. Turn each Potato over & simmer another 10 minutes. Serve hot. Madhur Jaffrey, "An Invitation to Indian Cooking"