Recipes from Uganda: Curried Potatoes

This curried potato recipe allows you to introduce your kids to a number of spices used in Ugandan cooking! My family loves curries (although we usually have to cut back on the spice a little for the kids) and look forward to trying out this recipe.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp tomato purée
1/2 tsp chili sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt, to taste
2 lb potatoes, peeled and parboiled
6 oz water

Directions:
Heat oil in a large pot. Add onion and fry for about 6 minutes, or until it begins to turn golden.
Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
Add the ground spices and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Stir in the tomato purée, chili sauce, lemon juice and season with salt to taste.
Slice the parboiled potatoes into ½-inch pieces and add to the pan. Stir well to combine then pour in 6 oz water.
Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for about 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the sauce has reduced and thickened. Serve hot.

Recipe and photos are courtesy of Compassion International.

About Hannah Hinojosa...Hannah is a long time Compassion sponsor (she was Sherinah's sponsor) and writes about her sponsorship journey at Because of Shamim. In addition to being a wife and mother, she is a part-time math professor and loves to read.