Bazaar Jaisey Aloo (Potatoes in Ginger Tomatoes)
- At February 24, 2010
- By megan
- In ginger, Potato, Savory Spice Shop, taste and create, tomatoes
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For this month’s Taste and Create, I was paired with Padmajha from Seduce Your Tastebuds. She is a fantastic cook with recipes that go way beyond my perceived comfort zone in the kitchen. Luckily, living here in Boulder, CO, I was able to rely on my friends at Savory Spice Shop to buy some fresh, high quality Fenugreek Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Curry Leaves, and Asafetida. With excellent ingredients, this dish turned out to be quite easy and incredibly delicious.
Here is the link to Padmajha’s recipe.
Here is what I did-
Ingredients:
- 5 Yukon Gold Potatoes (I found some local organic potatoes at Whole Foods)
- 1 28 oz. can of whole tomatoes, separated from their juices (It is not the season for fresh tomatoes, so I will repeat this dish once Colorado’s growing season is in full bloom)
- 1 TB olive oil
- a pinch of asafetida
- 1 TB cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 4 dried thai chilies
- 1 TB grated ginger
- 6-8 curry leaves
- 1 cup water
- sea salt
First, I brought some water to a boil to cook the potatoes that I had washed and quartered with the skin on. When they were done, I let them cool so I could touch them.
The actual dish is quite easy. I brought the oil to medium high and then added the asafetida and cumin. I tossed them in the oil and then immediately added the fennel, fenugreek, and chilies. I mixed them and then right away added the tomatoes, ginger, and curry leaves, stirred it all together, and let it cook a few minutes, turning down the heat to medium. Next, I added the juice from the canned tomatoes plus 1 cup water and stirred to combine.
After a few minutes, I crumbled in the potatoes by hand, breaking them into bite sized chunks. I mixed this well and let it cook for 15 minutes. When it was almost done, I added some sea salt and mixed it again. I served this with a quick version of Padmajha’s Chapathi, which I will try to recreate another day in an attempt to perfect it.
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