From user1@def.com Thu Jun  3 10:31:37 2004
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 03:14:02 -0500
From: user1 <user1@def.com>
Newsgroups: uk.food+drink.indian
Subject: Re: Bombay Potato

On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:10:02 +0100, Tony <look@reply-to.stuff> wrote:

>
>3lb potatoes - cut into cubes
>3 tablespoons oil
>11/2 teaspoons ground cumin
>1 teaspoon mustard seeds
>5 Bay leaves
>1 teaspoon dried crushed chillies
>3 cloves garlic crushed
>2 teaspoons salt
>1 teaspoon turmeric
>
>1 Boil potatoes 10 minutes until just softening. Drain.
>
>2 Heat oil in large frying pan and add cumin, mustard seeds, bay
>leaves, and chillies. Cover & fry for 2 minutes, shaking pan.
>
>3 Stir in potatoes, garlic, salt, and turmeric. Cover and steam for 5
>minutes until potato is soft. 
>

wow! one of my favorites ...

... goes by itself (with some tamrind, mint or coriander/cilantro
chutney) ... or with roti/chapatti, paratha, poori ...