Full of flavour

MAHARASHTRIAN BATATACHI BHAAJI (SPICY STIR-FRIED GARLIC POTATOES)

SERVES 4

700g floury potatoes, such as Rooster, boiled and cooled
8 garlic cloves
1 tsp cumin seeds
10-12 curry leaves
3 green bird’s-eye chillies
3 tbsp vegetable oil
Pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp sugar
Salt, to taste
Juice of ½ lemon
Chopped coriander, to garnish

■ Peel the boiled potatoes and roughly crush them. Set aside.

■ Put the garlic, cumin seeds, curry leaves and green chillies in a pestle and mortar and pound the mix to a coarse paste – the rougher the better! Set aside.

■ Heat the oil in a heavy-based, non-stick saucepan or kadhai, over a medium