Ingredients

  • 3 large potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons brown mustard seeds
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 1/2 chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • salt to taste
  • coriander leaf for garnishing

Method

  • Peel the potatoes and dice into bite sized pieces. fill a deep pan with water and boil the potatoes with a pinch of salt until they have cooked throughout.
  • When the potatoes are done rinse under cold water, making sure the potatoes do not break.
  • In a non-stick frying pan, heat up the oil. Once the oil is hot, (not so hot that a blue haze appears), add the mustard seeds and cover with a lid.
  • Lower the gas to the medium setting. The seeds will soon start to pop; lower the heat and add the chili and turmeric power and stir. Ensure the powder mixture and seeds do not burn!
  • Add the potatoes to the pungent oil and stir slowly for a minute until the potatoes are covered in the seeds and they turn a light yellow due to the turmeric.
  • Remove from the heat and garnish with coriander.