Spicy Steamed Potatoes

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Small boiling potatoes
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Onion - roughly chopped (small)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chopped garlic
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated ginger root
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon juice
3 tablespoons	45ml	Water
		Salt - to taste
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ghee (clarified butter)
		= (or oil)
1		Cinnamon stick (small)
3		Cardamom pods - lightly crushed
2		Whole cloves
1		Bay leaf - crumbled
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cumin seeds
1/2 cup	118ml	Yogurt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Garam masala
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped cilantro
		= (or 2 small sliced seeded chiles)

Recipe Instructions

Place the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with water and boil, covered, 5 minutes. Drain. Prick the potatoes lightly with a fine skewer.

Place the onion, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of water and 1 teaspoon of salt in a blender and puree.

Heat the ghee in a saucepan over medium-high heat and fry the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf for 2 minutes. Add the turmeric and stir, then add the blended mixture and fry, stirring, until the onion no longer smells raw, about 1 minute. Rinse out the blender with 2 tablespoons of water, add to the pan with the potatoes and stir well. Cover tightly, turn the heat very low and steam until the potatoes are cooked, 20 to 25 minutes.

Roast the cumin seeds in a dry pan over medium-high heat, stirring until dark brown, then pound until roughly crushed. Combine the yogurt with the cumin, garam masala and a dash of salt. Serve the potatoes topped with the yogurt mixture and sprinkled with cilantro or chiles.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 150 calories; 124 mg. sodium; 12 mg. cholesterol; 4 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 26 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams protein; 2.98 grams fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 11-06-2002

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