Kewa datshi

Potatoes ’n’ cheese

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

  • About

My first thought on encountering this truly unique dish, which is one of Bhutan’s national favourites, was a crazy spicy fondue! Try it, if only once, and keep it spicy, as it should be. You can garnish it with chopped spring onion (scallion) and more fresh chilli if you want. The more chillies, the better.

Ingredients

  • 2 waxy potatoes, such as Dutch cream or pink-skinned potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 4–6

Method

Pour 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) water into a saucepan. Add the potato, onion, chillies, salt and rice bran oil an