"Chilli potato"

looking yummy

Solanum tuberosum, can u recognize it? No? hehehhe this’s the reason why I left biology. why do everything has a scientific name? Why not simply POTATO :). I don’t know why they gave such a long name to the world’s most popular vegetable. Ok is it a vegetable or tuber? I guess I’ll leave this to my new virtual gardening friends to decide. I can eat potato in every form either chips or fries, boiled or fried anything and everything. I read somewhere that potato reached India in the late 16th and early 17th century, most likely aboard ships from Portugal. Ha! I don’t believe this theory and don’t want to think life without Aloo. What I’m thinking is crisp roasted aloo tossed in some finger licking masala and served as evening snacks or an appetizer. Given a choice I would prefer deep fried potato but this time I’m picking roasted potato for health reasons. 

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 3 big, peeled and cut into fingers (or unpeeled if u like) 

Garlic – 4 cloves crushed

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Tomato sauce – 1tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

For sauce:

Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp 

Red chilli sauce - 1 tbsp

Vinegar - 2 tsp

Garlic - 2 crushed

Honey - 1 1/2 tbsp

Chopped spring onion greens – as much you want

Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

1. In a large bowl mix potato fingers, oil, red chilli powder, tomato sauce, crushed garlic and salt 

Mixed with sauces

2. Take a baking tray and grease it with little oil or one can use parchment paper. Now spread the potato fingers on the tray and bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 35-40 minutes (or till potatoes are cooked and one fine crisp layer has been formed). You should turn the fingers once during the baking process so that they can bake evenly from all the sides 

Ready to go in oven

3. Now heat a heavy bottomed pan, add oil, add the crushed garlic and saute on high flame for few seconds( don’t let garlic to be brown) . Add the red chilli sauce, tomato sauce and vinegar and combine them well.

4. Now add the baked potatoes and toss for a minute or two.

5. Add the honey and spring onion greens and toss them till well combined.

   Now they are ready for being served.

   Enjoy!