Servings : Serves 2-3
An excellent side that goes well with meat or chicken main dishes. These roast potatoes are crisp and spicy on the outside, yet light and fluffy on the inside.
Ingredients
- 500gm white potatoes.
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp veg oil or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- 2 tsp red chili powder or red chili flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika or tandoori masala (to add color)
Instructions
First, peel the potatoes and halve each one, or if they are quite big, cut them into quarters. Put them in a pot and add enough water to just cover them. Sprinkle 1 tsp. salt, turn on the heat and bring them to a boil. Cook until the potatoes are about half-way done. Careful not to over-cook them!!
Once potatoes are half-way done, drain out all the water, then put them back into the pot. Using a fork, scrape the potatoes gently to give them a rough surface. This will give you potatoes with a nice crispy exterior later. You can also give them a rough surface by covering the pot and shaking it gently so they bang into each other a little bit. Whichever method suits you best is fine.
Mix all the remaining ingredients to form a marinade. Pour this over the boiled and scraped potatoes and toss gently to make sure all the potatoes are well-coated. Spill them onto a foil-lined tray and bake them in a pre-heated oven at 180 C for about 20-30 minutes. Check them once or twice in between to see if they need to be turned over. Once crisp and golden, turn them out into a serving dish, garnish with fresh coriander and serve immediately!
Enjoy! 🙂
Could you tell me roughly how many potatoes is 500gm please?
Depends on size, anywhere from 10 baby ones to 3 large ones.
Thank you
salaams,
can you pls tell me how many minutes of boiling will make these potatoes half way done, um afraid to overcook them.. thanks
W/Salaam, difficult to give a specific time with potatoes as that will vary on type and size. Around 8 minutes should be fine. Just stick a knife tip into one and if it goes in with just a liiiittle bit of resistance, they are half done. 🙂
salaams does the cumin powder have to be fresh?
W/Salaam, if it is roasted it is best when fresh. Otherwise any will do.
Assalamu alykum Fauzia and
Assalamu alykum Fauzia and greetings from Mombasa! My oven is quite ‘moody’ so can i use a charcoal jiko to roast them? Shukran!
W/Salaam, yes absolutely!
W/Salaam, yes absolutely!
Shukran jazakillah khayr
Shukran jazakillah khayr
Hi Fauzia, I must say I’m a
Hi Fauzia, I must say I’m a big fan. This site is reaally helpful. Can I use tumeric for colour instead of paprika or tandoori.
Thanks
Hi, thanks! Yes you can use
Hi, thanks! Yes you can use turmeric, or even a little bit of food colouring.