Mashed potatoes with a red sauce?? Need recipe?

Question

A couple years ago I had a really good meal at the local renaisannce fair. Unfortunately, I don't remember what it was called. I'm pretty sure it was Indian , though i could be wrong. It was a plate of mashed potatoes with a red sauce that wasn't too spicy. Anyone have a clue what this could be??

Answer 1

MASHED POTATOES AND RED PEPPER SAUCE

Ingredients needed:

2 tablespoons olive oil

paprika

2 cups potatoes, 1/2-inch dice

3 cups water

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 pound fresh spinach

Salt and white pepper

2 tablespoons butter

3 medium red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded, and chopped

1/4 cup chopped onions

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon chopped basil

1/8 teaspoon cayenne

2 cups chicken stock

2 tablespoons heavy cream

PREPARATION:

For the potatoes:

In a sauce pot, combine the potatoes and salted water together. Bring up to a boil and reduce the heat. Cook the potatoes until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain. Place the cream in a sauce pot and bring up to a boil, remove from the heat. Place the spinach in a food processor and pour in the hot cream. Puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Place the potatoes back on the stove. Add the spinach cream and butter to the potatoes. With a potato masher, mash the potatoes until fairly smooth. Season with salt and white pepper.

For the sauce:

In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil. Add the peppers, onions, garlic, basil, cayenne and cook for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the stock and the cream and bring to a full boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8 minutes. With a hand-held blender, puree the sauce until smooth. Spoon the sauce in the center of the platter. Mound the potatoes in the center of the sauce.  Garnish with a light dusting of paprika.

Yield: 4 servings

Answer 2

it was  a potatoes salad with  all the   ingredient's   in it   that what it probably was with  red peppers

Answer 3

maybe some guy accidentally cut his finger while making mashed potatoes?

Answer 4

BATATA & TOMATO CHI RASSA BHAJI

Ingredients:

2-3 Potatoes,diced

1 inch Ginger

3-4 cloves Garlic

1/2 cup dry Cocunut, grated

1/4 cup Corriander

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

A pinch of Asafoetida

1 tsp Goda Masala (or use garam masala)

1-2 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric

1/3 cup Peanut Powder(roasted)

Salt

Oil

Water

How to proceed:

1) Add ginger, garlic, corriander and coconut to mixer and prepare a smooth paste.

2) Heat 4-5 tsp Oil and add mustard and cumin seeds to it.

3) When mustard seeds start spluttering, add asafoetida and paste to it.

4) Fry the paste till it turns golden brown.

5) Now add goda masala, red chilli powder and turmeric, mix well.

6) Add diced Potatoes and saute for 5-7 mins.

7) Now add 2-3 cups water (as desired) and let potatoes are cooked.

8) Add salt and cook till oil comes up and forms a layer (This might seem too oily but its that way :) This oil is called Tarri/Tawang in Marathi).

9) Now add peanut powder and let cook for another 5 mins.

10) If potatoes are still uncooked, cover and cook for some more time.  Slightly mash the potatoes until soft and creamy.

11) Serve hot with rice, bhakris or chapatis!

Answer 5

My family is not from India, we're not even close to it. But we do mashed potatoes with tomato puree. I don't know where it comes from.