Potato chaat
Is there any place in the world where people don't love fried potatoes?
When our deep frier (a.k.a. the simple wok) went on the stove for the first time in three years yesterday, hubby took the opportunity to throw in some cubed potatoes. It brought back memories of standing by the roadside in the rain, sharing one umbrella and one leaf-bowl full of aaloo-chat.
Fried potatoes, tossed with chaat masala, chilli powder, cayenne pepper, garam masala and lime juice. Works great with roasted sweet potatoes as well.
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Haven't had fried potatoes in ages!
They are so special -- that delicate crust......nice.
Now you've made me want to get out my wok. It's an electric one, haven;t used it since the 1990's. But I remember it as very handy.
Bring out your wok! A and I had a sort of post-nuptial agreement, not to buy anything for the kitchen that we wouldn't use often! lol
If only we'd done the same thing with clothes. :)
BTW - I made the first steps on my herb garden today. I bought coriander, basil, lemon balm, oregano, thyme, rosemary and peppermint. We went to the National Arboretum and I was motivated by their herb garden (even though it is 3 times my entire house and land!). Tomorrow we have to another nursery for pots - the one we went to didn't have what I am looking for (I have given up on the bath idea).
We planted basil (the living basil from the grocery store). Only one of the three plants survived, and its not looking very good either. There is very little direct sunlight in our apartment, even though the windows are huge. I might have to wait until we move into the new apartment, which has a balcony. It will be in August..would that be too late to grow herbs?
And a cup of masala chai. Heaven.
At this particular joint, though, there was no chai in sight. It was a stop for truckers on the Delhi Noida border, and what they huddled around drinking smelled like more potent stuff.
If you toss them in spice and add a coat of chickpea-flour to hold it in before frying, you'd get a completely new animal called the pakoda, or fritters. Equally yum.
Thanks as always for your delicious food tips.
Yes, I should get out that wok. I guess it still works-- it would be fun to stirfry something.
If only we'd done the same thing with clothes. :) lol !!!
Saw some Gorgeous woks at a kitchen shop today..beauties, all of them.