Fried Potatoes with Panch Phoron
Panch Phoron is a spice mixture made of five spices which is used in Indian cuisine. It consists of brown mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, nigella seeds and cumin seeds ( kadugu, vendhayam, perinjeerakam, karutha ellu, nalla jeerakam )
Dry roast all the spices and make a powder (not too smooth ).
Now the other ingredients :
Potatoes 6 (medium)
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste
Olive oil or vegetable oil 2-3 tbsp
Butter A Knob
Garlic 4-5
Curry leaves A sprig
Preparation
Peel the potatoes and cut into thick slices (almost 1cm ).
Add the potatoes to a pan of boiling salted water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
In a non-stick pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil over a high heat, add curry leaves, crushed garlic and the sliced potatoes seasoning it with salt and pepper.
Fry it on both sides until it turns light brown colour.
Now sprinkle 1 tbsp of panch phoron and add a tbsp of butter.
Toss and turn the potatoes until it turns golden brown and crispy at the edges.
Serve hot with Lemon rice or just have it !!!
A Gordon Ramsay recipe, made it little bit Indian :-P