Difficulty | Serves 6 as a side dish | Book 7
Method
- Peel potatoes and cut in half then into chunks. Rinse then place in a large saucepan and cover with water, place lid on and bring to boil. Reduce to a medium boil for 5-6 minutes or until potato is nearly cooked.
- Add peas and when boiled reduce to a moderate boil for 3 minutes with lid on. Drain into a colander and leave to one side.
- Place all spices into a small bowl and leave to one side.
- Cut onion into quarters then slice. Coat saucepan with cooking spray then sauté onion for 2 minutes, add garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add spices and combine well for 1 minute.
- Add canned tomatoes, stock powder and coriander and mix together.
- Return potatoes and peas back to pot and fold gently to combine ingredients. Serve as a side dish with meat, chicken or fish.
Variation: For MIXED POTATO do half plain potatoes, half orange sweet potatoes.
Suitable to be frozen.
Dietitian's tip
Including sweet potatoes instead of plain potatoes lowers the GI of the meal. Research has shown that this will help people with diabetes manage their blood glucose levels.