Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Today's recipe...

Cajun Spiced Potato Chaat
(Crisp fried potato wedges, topped with Rasili chutney)

Serves: Four to six

Time required: 45 minutes

400 g potatoes
oil for deep frying

For the marinade:
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp red chilli powder

For the rasili chutney:
1/2 cup Manchurian sauce
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp chilli-garlic sauce

For the garnish:
1/4 cup fried noodles
2 tbsp grated cheese
2 tbsp chopped assorted peppers

To prepare the potatoes:

1. Wash the potatoes and cut into wedges, keeping the skin on and parboil, remove and set aside.

2. Mix together the marinade ingredients and marinate the potato wedges for a few minutes.

3. Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry, until crispy and golden brown. Remove and keep aside.

To make the rasili chutney:
1. In a bowl, mix together the Manchurian sauce, tomato ketchup and chilli garlic sauce. Chill.

To serve:
1. In a serving plate, arrange the potato wedges attractively, top with the rasili chutney and garnish with the fried noodles, grated cheese and sautéed brunoise of peppers.
2. Serve immediately.