Jan 19, 2010

Baby Potatoes Fry ...to die for..

Last week my trip to the grocery store was a memorable one. I was walking by the fruits section and was picking up some fruits. From the corner of my eye, on the other side of the table I saw something in a big heap. Wait...what is that - are those my favorite baby potatoes. I dropped all the fruits in my hand and almost ran there - I think I might have bumped a couple of people in the way too! And then I reached there - I let out this loud "WOW" and a couple of heads turned in my direction. Even a mountain erupting right there would not make me take my eyes off these babies! I thought I even heard a little chuckle from someone. Maybe they thought the crazy lady got out of the asylum! Who cares.

I bagged these babies up. And then went to look for my cart that I had left somewhere in the fruits aisle. Oh yeah..my fruits - I picked those up too and then came to the checkout counter. I had a big smile like I had won a pot of gold. Iwas sure they were going to talk about me after I leave. These little ones where 2.95 a pound - and I had bought for 4.95 total. A little pricey considering they are potatoes. The big ones are 10 lbs for 99c and these little ones are almost 3 bucks a pound!

But, oh...this was the best 4.95 I ever spent! (Except that one time when I bought a pair of reeboks on clearance for 5 bucks).

I was so tempted to do Dum Aloo with these. But, in my heart and my soul, just a simple fry of these potatoes is what I was craving. Potato fry with spicy lemon rasam and rice! Can you beat that?

Now - confess - don't these look attractive? Would you not moan out a loud WOW on these? 



Boil these in a pot of hot water for about 7-8 mins - don't cook it too much and make it mushy.

 

When it cools down a little bit, peel the outer covers - this is a pain - however, we have to look at the bigger picture here. There is no gain without pain.

Now, you could cook these with the skin. I do that sometime too - that's taste good - but for a good roast, its best to get the skins off.

 

Add a couple of tsp of oil in a wide pan. Do a tadka of mustard seeds and a tsp of jeera. Take a pan wide enough that the potatoes will not sit one on top the other - they should be as spread out as possible for a perfect roast.

Add salt to taste. (You can add some salt while boiling the potatoes - if you do that, reduce the salt here - just a pinch would do). Add turmeric and red chilli powder. 

 

Do not use a spatula to cook this. Use the pan as a whole and toss the potatoes so that the seasonings coat all the potatoes. You don't want to break these apart with a spatula. Cook on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes. Then, raise the heat up to high and roast well for 2 mins. Then switch off the stove.

 

Serve hot. I served these with Rice and Lemon Rasam. Or you could have these with rotis too. Or with lemon rice. Or rolled up in a tortilla like a wrap. Or just put in a bowl and enjoy all by itself!

 

 Enjoy! Peace Out!

17 comments:

  1. Man those are some nice to die for potatoes!!

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  2. Even I love the baby potatoes a lot.. Nice fry

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  3. Fantastic. Our family's alltime favourite. Evenly roasted.

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  4. Wow, those are seriously to die for! Absolutely gorgeous :)

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  5. Wow thats my fav one.. those cuties makes me hunger and tempting..

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  6. Slurpppp!!mouthwatering potato fry, my fav..

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  7. I love them, the finaly fry deserves a bigger WOW.

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  8. Looks so cute and simple ,will try when i get baby potatoes...

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  9. OMG!! girl, these clicks made me SUPER hungry.

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  10. I love baby potatoes too!! The fry looks delicious...

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  11. Yummy looking roasted baby potatoes, first time here....am yet to pronounce ur name properly :)

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  12. delicious baby potato curry yummy our favourite.

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  13. I reacted like that one time when I found baby eggplants at the farmer's market :) The baby potatoes are a great find, too, and they look delicious!

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  14. Wow! Could there be anybody who cannot love those lovely little potatoes!! They look so crisp. Would love them with piping hot phulkas.

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  15. It's very good to see. I liked it.

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