INDIA~ Spicy Fried Potatoes
INDIAN SPICY FRIED POTATOES
Serves 6
1/4 cup peanut oil
2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
6 cups diced, cooked white potatoes
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt to taste
Heat oil in a large, nonstick fry pan. When hot, add mustard, and sesame and fennel seeds, stirring constantly. As soon as the seeds begin to burst, add potatoes to the pan. Fry, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Stir in black and cayenne peppers and salt. Cover and cook for 7 minutes or until potatoes are quite brown. Turn potatoes. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are crispy.
Source: "HOT! The Cookbook For Passionate Devotees Who Go Bonkers Over The Incendiary Pleasures of Food That Never Stops Whamming, Popping, or Zapping" by Judith Choate