Description
A delicious and mildly spiced Indian-style potato dish with roasted sesame seeds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound potatoes
- 4 tablespoons white sesame seeds (til)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing) (skip for gluten-free)
- 2–3 whole dry red chilies (stalks removed)
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 green chilies (slit into half)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
Instructions
- Rinse the potatoes and peel them using a vegetable peeler.
- Rinse once again and cut them into ½ inch cubes.
- Soak the cubes in water until ready to use to prevent them from turning black from oxidation.
- Add sesame seeds to a skillet and roast on medium heat until lightly browned. Stir continuously while roasting.
- Remove the skillet from heat and let the sesame seeds cool down a bit.
- Transfer the cooled seeds to a grinder and grind to make a coarse powder. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, asafetida and, dry red chilies and fry for 5-6 seconds.
- Drain the water from the potatoes and add them to the pan along with the sesame powder. Mix everything well.
- Add coriander powder and salt and mix well.
- Add 1-2 tbsp of water to the pan and mix well.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10-12 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stir once or twice while cooking.
- Once the potatoes are tender, add lime juice, green chilies, and cilantro to the pan and mix well.
- Check for salt and add more if required and mix well.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- This dish can be made gluten-free by omitting the asafetida.
- Adjust the level of heat by varying the number of green chilies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Pan Fry
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg