Name: Potatoes with poppy seeds
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2.5 ml/½ tsp fennel seeds; 2.5 ml/½ tsp cumin seeds; 2.5 ml/½ tsp black or brown mustard seeds; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; rotis and a curry, to serve; 60 ml/4 tbsp mustard oil; 30 ml/2 tbsp white poppy seeds; 675 g/1½ lb potatoes; 1-2 fresh green chillies, finely chopped; 6 fenugreek seeds; 4-5 large garlic cloves, crushed; 2.5 ml/½ tsp nigella seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

The east and north-east Indian five-spice mix transforms the simplest ingredient into a stunning dish, Afu Guti Diya Alu. Opulent poppy seed paste coats the potatoes, giving them a luxurious taste.

Ingredients

30 ml/2 tbsp white poppy seeds
675 g/1½

Method

Dry-roast the poppy seeds in a heavy pan over a medium heat. Stir constantly for about 1 minute or until they are just a shade darker. Do not allow them to become too dark.
Remove the poppy seeds from the pan and let them cool, then gr