Seitan Vindaloo

• 300g seitan - I think, I didn't weight it :) used about half of the 2 cups I made to start with - basically enough for 4 portions
• 2 large onions chopped fine
• 2" cinnamon stick
• 2-4 fresh green chillies, slit
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 500g potatoes

Masala

• 4-8 dried red chillies
• 8 cloves garlic (1 tsp dried)
• 1" ginger
• 1 tsp cumin/jeera seeds
• 2 tbsp vinegar

1. fry onion until pale gold
2. add ground masala and cook for 5 mins
3. add seitan, vinegar, cinnamon, green chillies and salt - cook for 10 mins
4. and 1/2 cup water, bring to boil, simmer for 15 mins covered
5. add 1 cup water and potatoes
6. cook until potatoes ready

Quick Potato Curry

Stolen from Tarala Dalal's "Potatoes" p. 60

10-12 baby potatoes, boiled
2 sticks cinnamon
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
4 tbps fresh cream (optional)

Grind to paste :
3/4 cup chopped toms (i.e. 1 large)
1/2 cup chopped onions (i.e. 1 medium)
1" piece ginger, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp chilli powder

Crush the cinnamon, cloves & cardamom then fry it.
Add the paste fry it golden.
Add the potatoes - and cream of you think it's required.


This one's peasy and tasty - a great combo.
Could try yoghurt instead of cream. I didn't use the cream *and* I microwaved the potatoes in 8 mins.

Vatana Batete No Rotlo

Stolen from : Tarla Dalal - Potatoes

4 large potatoes, boiled
1 cup green peas
2 tbsp rice flower (chawal ka atta)
juice 1 lemon
2 tbsp green chilli-ginger paste
1/2 tsp sugar
salt

1. grind peas to coarse
2. Mash the potatoes, add the peas, rice flour, lemon juoce, green chilli-ginger paste, sugar and salt; mix well.
3. Grease a 6"x6" tray.
4. Press the mixture into the tray to make an even layer.
5. Bake 200c for 20-25 mins until crisp

I used a large yam instead of potatoes, made some green chilli-garlic paste with too much chilli and a lime instead of lemon/sugar. It's in the oven now. Yep, too chilli, quite lemony but pretty damn good.