Made chickpea curry with potato last night. Recipe called for less potato, but my potatoes were starting to become sentient beings so I had to put them to use… And who doesn’t love potatoes?!
Definitely on the spicy side, so I’d start with less cayenne and add more to taste. Probably didn’t help that I used Malaysian curry powder, but it was still delicious and not painful. I’d consider using a bit of coconut cream next time to make up more sauce and mellow the spice for a nice creamy texture.
Highly recommend using a waxy potato so it holds together.
It makes a lot of leftovers. I think the recipe says 5 servings, but it’ll do far more than that.
https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-chickpea-potato-curry-chana-aloo-curry/
It was also a key super-food across the Andes. Pre-conquest folks would stomp on it kinda like grapes, helping to air and sun-dry it so that it would last for ages in various inhospitable places, such as up in the mountains or in dry, coastal areas. A bit like instant mashed potatoes, but Inca (etc) style.
I love potatoes so much. It’s funny because my partner is Irish. He side eyes me every time I go nuts on the potatoes and says that I must have been Irish in my previous life. Potatoes are 100% a super food.
Last summer the price of potatoes almost doubled in my area. I was very deeply concerned because that was going to impact my life. Fortunately things went back to normal. I wasn’t going to make it if potatoes were $4.60 for a 5 pound bag.
Have you tried making them in an air-fryer? Theoretically it’s a wonderful way to crisp them up in various ways, but in a fairly healthy way, without the need for deep-frying nor saturating them in oil.
Only problem over here is that I’m struggling to get standard-size fries to work well, even pre-removing the starch by cold soakings. I know I do need to use Russets next time, just that the local store only sells 10lb bags of those. Still, I might try the “Hasselback” method next time, which looks really yummy from the pictures!
I have not - I don’t have an air fryer, so I’ve just baked them in the oven. I’ve cubed or wedged them, tossed them in olive oil, sprinkle some seasoned salt on them, and eat it straight. If I’m feeling dippy, I mix together some mayo and sriracha.
Hasselbeck is SO GOOD. I also just love slicing potatoes about 0.5cm thick and baking them so they have crispy edges and soft on the inside.
I used to live near a historically Irish-immigration potato farming area, and they had the BEST potatoes. McCutcheon potatoes. I will always pick up 5-10kg when I happen to drive by. I never knew there were so many types of potato until I met my partner. It’s like a drug now.
Have you tried fondant potatoes? Was just reminded of them when I, like an addict, decided to look up different ways to eat potatoes.
I wonder what he might think about the variety in Peru, for example:
https://www.google.com/search?udm=2&q=variety+of+potatoes+in+peru
Uh, no! Hah, they look like scallops. Sounds really good though, and maybe I could use ghee instead of butter to make them.
I hate kitchen appliances. They break. They take up space. They are difficult to properly clean. But someone gave us an air fryer. It was life changing. They put a perfect skin on any tube meat. They make potatoes crispy.
You gotta work in small batches but even then it can take less time than an oven, even a convection oven, because of that very close heat source.
Get yourself an air fryer. Throw out your toaster if you don’t have room. You can toast in a frying pan if you need to.