Spiced Potatoes

I'm always keen to try new potato recipes. This appealed because it used a spice I was not familiar with:  fenugreek.

Potatoes were cut into bit-sized pieces and steamed until just tender. They were then left to cook and dry off somewhat.

A tablespoon of ghee was melted in a small saucepan and to this was added a teaspoon ground fenugreek, a pinch of saffron, 1/2 crushed garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds and a little salt. These were stirred for about a minute until fragrant. The spice mixture was poured over the potatoes and they were gently tossed until well coated. They went into a baking dish and into a 180ºC oven for about an hour when they came out nicely golden.

At soon as they come out of the oven a good handful of baby spinach leaves was tossed in the potatoes.

For me, potatoes are always wonderful to eat. These were nicely spiced and had an oddly meaty flavour.

Taste: ✔✔✔
East of cooking: ✔✔✔