Tamarind Potatoes

Name: Tamarind Potatoes
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes; 2 tbsp oil; 2 tsp brown mustard seeds; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tsp tamarind paste; 1 tsp soft brown sugar; Fine sea salt, to taste; 2 tsp dried mint; Large handful of fresh mint leaves (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

I love the way tamarind delivers sweet, sour and caramel notes to a dish. It works beautifully with potatoes.

Ingredients

4 medium potatoes
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp brown mustard seeds

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Peel and dice the potatoes into 1cm (½ inch) cubes.
Place a wok on a high heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 200ml (7fl oz/¾ cup plus 2 tbsp) hot kettle water, oil, brown mustard seeds, cumin seeds, diced potatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, garlic powder, ginger, tamarind paste, soft brown sugar and salt t