Maya's potatoes

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

8 md Potatoes Oil for deep frying
1 ea Onion coarsely chopped
4 ea Garlic cloves pressed
6 tb Oil
1 pn Asafetida
7 ea Fenugreek seeds
1/2 ts Fennel seeds
1/4 ts Black onion seeds
1/4 ts Black mustard seeds
1 ea Bay leaf
3 ea Dried red peppers
1/2 ts Turmeric
2 md Tomatoes chopped
1 pn Sugar
1 1/2 ts Salt

Instructions:

Boil potatoes at least 2 hours ahead. Leave to cool. Just before cooking the dish cube them into bite-sized pieces. Heat oil over a medium flame. Fry potatoes in small batches till golden brown on all sides. Drain & set aside. Save some of the oil for later use. Blend onion & garlic with 3 tb water. Heat 6 tb oil in large pot. When very hot add asafetida fenugreek fennel onion & mustard seeds & bay leaf & red pepper in quick succession. Fry 20 seconds till bay leaf darkens. Add paste from the blender & turmeric. Fry stirring for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes & sugar. Gently stir in 2 c water salt & potatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover & simer for 10 minutes. Turn each potato over & simmer another 10 minutes. Serve hot.