Topic: Potato Bhaji (Veg side dish)

[Paul1980]

Here is an adapted traditional recipe that I have made many times with great results. It's like Bombay potato with green an red peppers. Nice as a side dish or you can have it as a vegetable curry.

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

? 300-400gm potatoes
? 1 red pepper 1 green pepper
? 2 medium onions
? 3tbs veg oil
? 1 tsp garlic and ginger paste 50/50
? 1 tsp cumin seeds
? 2 tsp spice mix
? half tsp chili powder or more if you like it hotter (Rajah)
? salt to taste
? half tsp mango powder or you can use tandoori powder
? half tsp Garam masala
? handful of fresh coriander
? 200ml base sauce

Method
Peel and cut the potato into 1 inch pieces and par boil set aside and leave to cool.
Cut the peppers and onions into 1 inch pieces.
Heat oil in a wok or large pan add ginger and garlic paste and cook for 1 minute.
Add Cumin seeds, chili powder and spice mix and cook for 1 minute.
Add peppers and onions and stir making sure all is coated coated in the spices.
Add the cooled potatoes and stir so the are also coated in the spices.
Cook until the peppers are starting to soften.
Add base sauce a little at a time and stir in and simmer for 5 mins.
Add mango powder, Garam masala and salt and simmer until the peppers and potatoes are soft or as you would like them.
And coriander and serve.

This is nice as a side dish but also nice as a curry on it's own if you like a veg one.

I have replaced the potatoes with chicken before and added green finger chili's and it's very nice (similar to a jalfrezi)

I only use 200ml of base sauce in this as this is how I like it as a side dish but more can be added if you like it saucier.

Next time I make it I will add som pics.

Enjoy !!!  ;D