Lasoon Batata Recipe

Prep time
51-60
Minutes
Cook time
11-15
Minutes
Serves
4
servings

Ingredients

  • Baby potatoes boiled and peeled 500 grams
  • Dried red chillies seeded and soaked 10-12
  • Garlic 12 cloves
  • Salt to taste
  • Coconut oil 3 tablespoons

Method

  1. Step 1. Put red chillies and 10 garlic cloves in a mixer jar, add a little water and grind to a fine paste.
  2. Step 2. Take potatoes in a large mixing bowl, add the ground paste and salt and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Step 3. Heat coconut oil in a non-stick wok. Add potatoes and saute for 2-3 minutes. Cover and cook till moisture dries up and potatoes become dark red.
  4. Step 4. Slice 2 garlic cloves.
  5. Step 5. Transfer potatoes into a serving dish, garnish with sliced garlic and serve hot.

Love having your tongue feel like it’s on fire? Straight from heaven for all the spice lovers, this garlic and chili potatoes recipe makes the most delicious, spicy lasoon potatoes. Made using a couple of easily available ingredients in the pantry, this lasoon batata recipe is an absolute treat. These baby potatoes can be served as a snack and also go very well with Chapati and naan.

The use of garlic gives this recipe its distinct, garlicky taste which is loved by many. Garlic and red chilies together make a delicious, spicy coating for the baby potatoes. Garlic not only gives the recipe its distinct taste but is also great for reducing cholesterol and blood pressure. The use of garlic in our diet is a great step towards a healthy lifestyle.

Kashmiri Red Chillies are the best kind of chilies for this recipe, as they have a beautiful red color and are mildly spicy. However, this recipe is not for the faint-hearted and only those with spicy taste buds can enjoy this recipe. Pro tip: Use Desi Natural Low-fat yogurt or a mint chutney made with Desi Natural Low-fat yogurt to dip the potatoes in.

The yogurt will not only reduce the spice level but due to its rich taste and consistency, it will make the baby potatoes taste even better. Besides, GMO-free, made from 100% natural milk, Desi Natural Yoghurt makes the recipe healthier. Yogurt is rich in proteins and probiotics and also aids in weight loss. Hence, consuming great quality Desi Natural yogurt with spicy baby potatoes is a great way to make the recipe great for health and tastier.

The garlic and chili-coated potatoes are tossed in coconut oil which gives them the distinct taste of coconuts. Coconut oil adds a great flavor to the spicy, garlic baby potatoes, and hence, coconut oil is the game-changer for this recipe. 

Made using the simplest of ingredients, this recipe makes the yummiest coconut flavored hot, lasoon batata which are a match made in heaven for spice lovers. And, who doesn’t love some delicious spicy potatoes?

Prep time
7-8
Hours
Cook time
11-15
Minutes
Serves
4
servings
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Prep time
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Cook time
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Serves
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Prep time
11-15
Minutes
Cook time
11-15
Minutes
Serves
4
servings