Turmeric and onion mashed potatoes

19/05/2013

I was brought up on good Kiwi food and one of my favourite dishes was creamy mashed potatoes. However, my family enjoys more spicy flavours so I have adapted the recipe for them - I really enjoy it too!

This is a good winter dish and very easy to make.

Ingredients

• Creamy mashed potatoes (I add butter, and milk or yoghurt to taste to the potatoes)

• Olive oil or other oil for frying

• Onions to taste (I like lots of them)

• 1 tsp turmeric for a medium pot of mashed potatoes

• Chilli powder to taste

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Grated cheese

Preparation

Fry onions in oil until translucent and golden brown.

Add the turmeric and chilli powder and fry for a minute or two longer. Add the onion-turmeri-chilli-powder fry to the mashed potato and mix well. Check for salt.

Put the mashed potato into a baking dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake at 170 degrees C until the cheese is a golden brown.

Submitted by Anthony