Sesame, Honey Chilli Potatoes

Name: Sesame, Honey Chilli Potatoes
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 500 g potatoes (use either normal or baby potatoes); For the coating:; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 2 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup); 1/2-3/4 tsp salt; 2 tbsp cornflour; 1-2 tbsp water; oil for deep frying (if deep frying); 3 tbsp oil (if shallow frying); 1 tbsp sesame oil; 4-6 garlic finely sliced; 1-2 green chillis sliced; 1 tbsp finely sliced ginger; For the sauce:; 2 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup); 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp vinegar; 2 tbsp water; 2 tsp honey; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp coarse pepper powder; 3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander or spring onions or both; 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds

Mayuris-Jikoni @cook_12421840

Mombasa

Did you know that there is a cuisine style popular in India that is called Indo - Chinese Cuisine. Its a mixture of Indian and Chinese ingredients and cooking methods to produce delicious, a bit spicy dishes. Sesame, honey chili potatoes is one such popular dish. Serve this dish as a starter or even as a snack. Use a good quality vinegar like rice vinegar or cider vinegar.

Mayuris-Jikoni @cook_12421840

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gpotatoes (use either normal or baby potatoes)
For the coating:
1 tbspgarlic paste
1 tspred chilli powder
2 tbsptomato sauce (ketchup)
1/2-3/4 tspsalt
2 tbspcornflour
1-2 tbspwater
oil for deep frying (if deep frying)
3 tbspoil (if shallow frying)
1 tbspsesame oil
4-6garlic finely sliced
1-2green chillis sliced
1 tbspfinely sliced ginger
For the sauce:
2 tbsptomato sauce (ketchup)
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tbspvinegar
2 tbspwater
2 tsphoney
1/4 tspsalt
1 tspcoarse pepper powder
3 tbspchopped fresh coriander or spring onions or both
2 tbsproasted sesame seeds

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Steps

1

Boil the potatoes. If you are using big potatoes, let them cool and then cut into chunks or wedges.
2

Heat oil for either deep frying or shallow frying.
3

Put the coating ingredients (tomato sauce, salt, cornflour, water and chilli powder) in a bowl. Mix the ingredients.
Add the potatoes and mix gently to coat the potatoes.
4

When the oil is hot fry the potatoes in batches till they are light golden brown. If you are shallow frying them, keep on stirring occasionally so that the potatoes do not stick to the pan. I prefer to use a non stick pan.
5

Keep the potatoes on the side till required.
6

Mix the ingredients for the sauce(tomato sauce, honey, red chili powder, vinegar, water) in a bowl.
7

Heat sesame oil in a wide pan over high heat.
8

Add the chopped chillis, ginger and garlic. Stir fry for a few seconds.
9

Add the sauce and potatoes and toss for minute or two.
10

Just before serving, garnish with the sesame seeds and chopped spring onion/ coriander.
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Tip: If you like you can stir fry chopped onion, chopped ginger and cashew nuts before you add the fried potatoes and sauce. If the sauce becomes too thick add about a tbsp of water.