Peruvian Potatoes

The cuisine of South America includes numerous ways of cooking potatoes. In Brazil we were served a repulsive dish of cold puréed potato, gluey with mayonnaise. We were unlucky on that occasion. The enormous range of peppers and spices, the fruits and vegetables, the marriage of native Indian cooking with influences of the Old World have created the most distinctive and distinguished dishes. I have adapted this dish from a Peruvian recipe. Originally it was served in little rolls but is mor