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Bengal Potatoes
Photo: Lars Blankers

Bengal Potatoes

5 ingredients 9 steps 4–6 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

289
Calories
5g
Protein
14g
Fat
38g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Ghee or oil
  • 2 teaspoons panch puran
  • Approximately 2 pounds (910 g) potatoes , unpeeled and cut into chunks
  • Ground turmeric
  • Chile powder (preferably not too hot—e.g. Kashmiri chile )

Directions

1

Put a little ghee into a large heavy-bottomed pan with a good lid over medium heat.

2

Add panch puran, and let it cook gently until the seeds start to pop.

3

Add potatoes to pan, stirring so that the seeds coat the potatoes evenly.

4

Add a little ground turmeric—enough to just color the cut surfaces of all the pieces.

5

Add a little chile powder to taste. The quantity varies depending on your palate, and the strength of the chile.

6

Stir well to distribute the spices.

7

Do one of the following: Put on the lid, turn down the heat, and allow the potatoes to cook in their own steam until cooked through. A little extra water can be added if necessary, but as little as possible should be used. The potatoes should not boil. Put the spiced potatoes on a tray in a hot oven until cooked through.

8

Put on the lid, turn down the heat, and allow the potatoes to cook in their own steam until cooked through. A little extra water can be added if necessary, but as little as possible should be used. The potatoes should not boil.

9

Put the spiced potatoes on a tray in a hot oven until cooked through.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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