Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Alu Bhathe - Potato in Rice

Alu Bhathe
Alu (potato) Bhathe (in rice) is comfort food that brings back memories of my childhood. Babies thrive on it and grown-ups relish it. 



Alu Makha
It's obvious I need to visit the Indian market because there's not a drop of mustard oil at home. Fortunately, there's a bottle of kasundi (mustard sauce) in the fridge which worked well to give this mash the hint of mustard it needs. 

Basmati Rice & Russet Potato
Cooked in Microwave Oven
It takes 18 minutes for basmati rice to cook to perfection in the microwave which was perfect for the russet potato as well. The potato can also be cooked in rice in a rice cooker. Just to be on the safe side, I cut the potato in half to make sure it cooked all the way through.


Ingredients

1 russet potato, scrubbed under running water and halved
1/2 medium onion, minced
1 green chili, slit in half (deseeded or omit if necessary) and minced
2 Tbsp. mustard oil (or 2 Tbsp. butter & 1 Tbsp. kasundi)
1/4 cup cilantro, shredded
salt to taste

Directions
  1. Boil potato for 18-20 minutes and peel.
  2. Mash potato with remaining ingredients.
Serve as a first course with steamed rice.




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