Bombay Alloo

Cooking Time:  20 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 300 gm of peeled or baby      potatoes
•  long ginger, finely      chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 oz pasata or half tin of      chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp mixed spices (if you can’t      get them then mix fennel seed and fenugreek seeds and onion seeds, equal      quantities)
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 garlic cloves,crushed
• 2 fresh green chillies,      freshly chopped
• 4 tbsp sunflower or      vegetable oil

Method:

1. Heat oil in a      saucepan.  Add cumin seeds and fry till they start to change colour      and start jumping up and down..
2. Add ginger, garlic paste and      green chillies.  Cover and cook for 2 minutes on a medium flame.
3. Add all the powders and      pasata , cover and cook for 3-4 minutes on a medium flame.
4.  Add potatoes to pan with salt and 50 ml      of water
5. Cook for 15 minutes on      medium heat
6. Sprinkle garam masala and      simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Garnish with  fresh coriander