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Monica's Friend V's Ps! And There's A Winner Of The Cookbook Giveaway!!

I am posting this recipe because I got quite a few requests for it when I reviewed Monica Bhide's latest book, Modern Spice. Monica's friend Vrinda cooks potatoes like this and so
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsps vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 4 chillie whole dried
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed (1/2 tsp paste),
  • 1/2 kg baby potatoes , peeled and (1 pound) quartered
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 8 to 10 curry leaves fresh
  • 2 tbsps cilantro minced
  • to taste salt

Instructions
 

  • In a large lidded skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to crackle, add the red chillies.
  • Add the garlic and potatoes and sautxe9 for about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the turmeric and mix well. Add the curry leaves and cilantro and cook foe another minute.
  • Add the salt to taste and about 2 tbsps of water. Cover and cook over low heat until the potatoes are tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Serve hot. This recipe serves 4.
  • I made a couple of changes to the recipe in the cooking. I reduced the garlic a bit because we do not like the flavour of garlic too much; just a faint hint of it was fine for us.
  • I added the chopped cilantro at the end after the cooking was done.
  • I also cooked my potatoes in the microwave till they were just done and then added them to the pan. This meant that it took less time to cook up this dish and so I added just a splash of water instead of the 2 tbsp.

Notes

Now to the bit about the cookbook giveaway I had promised while celebrating 2 years of blogging. Before I get to that, I would like to thank everyone (including those of you who still didn't delurk) for encouraging me to continue writing and sharing my kitchen stories here.
Thank you also for all those lovely comments about my posts and pictures. Regarding the couple of suggestions, I have already been working on them. This blog should have a header (finally!) and a cleaner and less cluttered look by the New Year.
And the lucky lady who has won the book Petite Sweets: Bite-Size Desserts to Satisfy Every Sweet Tooth by Beatrice Ojakangas drum roll, please is Madhuli.
Madhuli, please mail me your postal address so that I can send you the book.
"Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays!"