Potatoes cooked with ginger

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2¼ pounds Potatoes
1 each 3\" piece ginger, chopped
2 larges Tomatoes, chopped
4 tablespoons Vegetable oil
½ teaspoon Cumin seeds, whole
¼ teaspoon Nigella seeds
⅛ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
¼ teaspoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon Cumin, ground
1 teaspoon Coriander, ground
¼ teaspoon Cayenne
1 teaspoon Salt

Directions

Boil potatoes in their skins, drain & let cool. Peel them & dice them. Put ginger with 4 tb water in a blender & blend till smooth.

Heat oil & when hot add cumin seeds, nigella & fenugreek. Stir once & add ginger paste along with turmeric. Stir for 1 minute. Add tomatoes & continue to cook until the tomatoes have become paste-like. Add ground cumin, coriander & cayenne. Stir once or twice. Add potatoes, 1¼ cups water & salt. Mix well, bring to a boil, turn heat to low, cover & simmer gently for 15 minutes.

Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 05-05-95

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