Fried Potatoes with Panch Phoron

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