Potatoes Cooked With Garlic And Sesame Seeds

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Medium-sized boiling potatoes
5 tablespoons	75ml	Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sesame seeds
3		Good-sized cloves garlic - peeled and slivered
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground turmeric
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground asafetida
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Cayenne pepper - optional

Recipe Instructions

Peel the potatoes and cut into fingers ("French fries"), 1/3- to 1/2-inch thick. Put fingers into a bowl of cold water for half an hour or more. Drain and wipe dry.

Heat the oil in an 8- to 9-inch skillet [or wok] over a medium flame. When it is hot, put in the potatoes and cook them, turning once or twice, for 8 to 10 minutes. The potatoes should be partially cooked and not browned. Remove potatoes with a slotted spoon to a plate and set aside.

Put the sesame seeds into the same skillet. Stir once. Now add the slivers of garlic, continuing to stir and fry over a medium flame. When the garlic begins to turn brown [the browning happens quickly], put in the turmeric and asafetida. Stir once.

Now quickly add the half-cooked potatoes, salt, and cayenne. Stir again. Cover. Turn heat to low and cook gently until potatoes are done. Stir frequently.

NOTE: Gujarati French fries.

Source:
Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking

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