Indian style potato soup

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Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 pinch Asafetida
½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
4 mediums Potatoes, peeled & diced
1 medium Tomato, diced
¼ teaspoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon Salt
1 each Red chile pepper, crushed
6 cups Light stock or water
Cilantro, for garnish

Directions

Heat oil in a large soup pot. When hot, stir in the asafetida & immediately afterwards add the cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds begin to sizzle, add the potatoes, tomato, turmeric, salt & chile.

Stir & continue to fry for a couple of minutes.

Add the stock or water, stir, bring to a boil, cover & simmer gently until the potatoes are very soft, 30 to 45 minutes. Turn off the heat & carefully mash the potatoes into the stock with the back of a slotted spoon. Garnish with cilantro & serve.

Recipe by Mark Satterly

Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 06-14-95

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