Skillet Red Potatoes with Garlic

Courtesy Nitin Malik (aka hubby)

Serves Four

Ingredients

• 10 cloves of Garlic - halved
• 4 Red skin medium sized Potatoes - cut bite size
• 1 pinch thyme
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper
• Salt to taste
• Fresh Onion/Garlic chives chopped finely - to garnish
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil

How to

• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the garlic halves.
• Add potatoes when garlic starts to turn golden and stir it together.
• Add all the spices and mix well
• Cover it on low flame, stirring occasionally
• When the potatoes turn crispy red - remove from fire
• Garnish with chive and serve.

How to serve this dish:

This dish is a healthy alternative to French Fries and is an accompaniment to wraps, burgers, rice or can be relished just by itself. This dish can serve well with Mexican, American, Continental or Indian dishes.

The recipe:

This recipe has been developed by Ms. Ibha Kumar (the author of this blog). While we encourage you to use this dish for personal use, no part of this recipe or minor alterations can be published in any form (in print or electronic media) without the express consent of the author and must accompany a full reference of the author and the blog.

Kerala Coconut Chutney

Courtesy Nibha Kumar (aka Nitu)

Ingredients

To Grind

• ½ medium sized ,fresh coconut ,grated
• 4 green chillies,chopped or 6 dry red chillies torn into pieces
• 2 shollots,chopped
• 3 cm piece ginger,chopped
• ¾ cup water

To Sizzle

• 11/2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp husked urad dal
• 2 shallots bv,chopped
• 1 stalk curry leaves
• ½ tsp salt

How to

• Grind to a thick paste all the ingredients under 'To Grind'
• In a shallow pan heat the oil and bring the mustard to sputter, add the urad dal saute for a minute.
• Add the curry leaves and chopped shallot
  
• Stir on fire for 2 minutes
• Add the ground paste and salt to taste
• Cook on fire for 5 more minutes
  
• Ready to eat with Dosa, Idlis and Vadas