Sesame potatoes

Anecdote

My 9 AM phone call friend, five years younger and mom to a living doll is the owner of this chapter.  Ishani is not obedient about following recipes. She will not put in all the ingredients listed in a recipe. She will add a twist or not add a critical something. She will do all of these illegal acts and be blasé about the same much to my chagrin. And almost always and most annoyingly, this kitchen queen will create a gorgeous dish.

Every Monday morning, while we compare notes about our weekends, we discuss the food that had been devoured in thorough detail. And again invariably some magical new recipe gets discovered and patented. On one such long distance long call, Ishani gave me this wondrous recipe.

Because I am very obedient (which Ishani finds very “40’s” about me) each time that I have followed her instructions, my guests have taken home this recipe like a take-back gift.

Stuff that you must have:

Baby potatoes
Sesame
Tomato ketch-up
Cooking oil
Wok and spatula
Salt

What to do:

Boil about half a Kilogram of baby potatoes, skin them and massage them with a dash of salt. Keep them aside for a couple of hours. Warm about 2 table spoons of oil in a wok. When warm throw in 2 table spoon heaps of white sesame. The seeds start sputtering and turning into a mild golden hue. Add half a cup of tomato ketch-up. Very quickly thrown in the potatoes and stir fry. Add salt to taste. Toss around for 3-4 minutes and you are done. Good to serve 10 adults.

How to serve:

This carbo-creation is good as starters and as a side dish. Its duality does not end here. It compliments continental food and also oriental cuisine. It can be served on flat square (just to create contrasting shape images) trays with tooth-picks or small fruit forks. It tastes tangy and curiously different.

Trivia:

According to Assyrian legend, when the Gods met to create the world, they drank wine made from sesame seeds.

“Open Sesame”, the famous phrase from Arabian Nights, reflects the distinguishing feature of the sesame pod, which bursts open when it reaches maturity.