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Sri Lankan spicy potato curry – devilled potatoes

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  • Author: Tooting Mama
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 15
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Side dish
  • Cuisine: Sri Lankan

Description

Devilled potatoes is a Sri Lankan spicy potato curry. Boiled potatoes are fried in onions and spices.  It’s easy to cook, and the perfect recipe to use up any leftover boiled potatoes. 


Ingredients

Scale
  • 500g new potatoes ( boiled til almost done you’ll be frying them so they need to keep their shape)
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 green chilli sliced lengthways
  • 1 crushed dried red chilli / more if you want extra heat
  • 1 sprig of curry leaves
  • 1 red onion sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • Salt
  • Juice of a lime

Instructions

  1. Set aside the boiled potatoes. I leave the skins on, feel free to peel if you prefer. Cut the larger potatoes in half
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the mustard seeds, green chilli. dried chilli and curry leaves. Fry for around a minute
  3. Add the onions, cook until they start to brown and caramelise. I lower the heat, and cook them slowly, adding more oil if it’s needed
  4. Now add the potatoes, mix thoroughly with onions
  5. Add the ground cumin and turmeric and stir til they fully coat the potatoes. Sprinkle a little salt, and cook for another three minutes
  6. Finish off with a squeeze of lime and serve