Raghavan Iyer

Spring Baby Potatoes with Fried Onion Sauce and Mint

Pudhine Waale Naye Aloo

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Raghavan Iyer

Published 2008

  • About

Spring’s first crop unearths sweet baby potatoes. Combine them with another under-the-ground crop, red onions, and above-ground mint leaves, and you have the makings of a sensuous curry.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 pound<

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook until they sizzle, turn reddish brown, and are aromatic, 5 to 10 seconds. Then add the potatoes and stir-fry until they turn reddish brown and are partially tender, about 10 minutes.
  2. While the potatoes are cooking, whisk the onion paste, tomato paste, salt, and