Stir Fry Greens & Jamie's Crispy New Potatoes

Some Carbs & Greens coming your way this time and both these dishes are great as an accompaniment to any meat or vegetarian main meal. Stir Fry Greens are the easiest, quickest & the most healthiest dish you can make. You don't have to sweat it out in the kitchen & at the same time you give your body a complete pack of nutrients. This recipe can be made with any kind of edible greens like spinach, brussells sprouts, kale or leaves of any root vegetables like beets, carrots or radishes. 

Stir Fry Greens:

Ingredients:

• 500 gm greens (you can use spinach, kale, brussels sprouts, or any other edible mixed greens) 
• 4 green chillies (slit into half)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 inch ginger ( finely chopped)
• 2-3 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas (optional)
• 1 tbsp fresh or desiccated coconut (optional)
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash & finely chop or shred the greens which you are planning to use for this recipe.
2. Heat oil in a non stick pan. When hot, put the mustard seeds, cumin seeds to it. Let it splutter.
3. Now add the slit green chillies, chopped ginger & chopped garlic to it. Add the turmeric too.
4. After a minute, add the shredded greens to the tempering with the required amount of salt. 
5. Saute well for a minute and sprinkle some water for the greens to cook. At this stage, you can add the peas as well if you are using. Peas helps in increasing the quantity of the dish as the greens when cooked, shrinks to half its quantity. Also the peas makes the dish look more prettier like little green beads in between. :)
6. Close the pan with a lid and allow the greens to cook for 4-5 minutes. 
7. Open the lid and stir well again. Switch off the heat. 
8. You can put the coconut at this stage for the extra nutty flavour. Serve as a side with any veggie or non veg main meal. 

Jamie's Crispy New Potatoes:

I call this adorable Brit Chef, a Cutie Pie. Jamie Oliver and his way of cooking is absolutely droolworthy. He doesn't care about the sophistication in the way he cooks, tidiness is not in his dictionary and above all I just love the way he throws a generous amount of Olive oil in his every dish. Just what I want...;) But casual cooking is his USP and his cookery shows are so popular in the UK that his cook books sell like hot cakes. "Jamie's 30 Minutes Meals", is one of his cookery shows, where he cooks up a full 3 course meal in just under half an hour. "Crispy New Potatoes" was one of the dishes he showed in this programme. I tried it and I absolutely loved it. 
I have cut down on the oil, so you don't have to worry!! :)

Ingredients: 

• 500 gm baby new potatoes
• 5-6 cloves of garlic
• few sprigs of fresh rosemary (can use dried rosemary if fresh is not available)
• 1 & 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 a lime
• salt & pepper to season

Method:

1. Leave the skins on the potatoes. Cut into half if there are some large potatoes. Boil them in a saucepan along with a pinch of salt & the cloves of garlic. You can throw in the garlic with the skins on. (work made easy) Cook the potatoes for a maximum of 15 minutes. 
2. Drain the potatoes & retain the garlic as well.
3. Heat the olive oil in a non stick pan or wok. Tip the potatoes & garlic to the oil & saute well.
4. With the help of a spatula or a flat spoon, just press each potato to make it little flat without mashing it entirely. The reason you make it flat is to help the skin go crispy as quick as possible. Add the sprigs of rosemary to the pan with some more salt & some black pepper. 
5. Toss the potatoes in regular intervals until all the sides have become golden & crisp. Squeeze some lime juice in the end & serve hot with any steak, rice or pasta.