Ringa Ringa Potatoes

Half an hour before…

Soak ¾ cup basmati rice in water

Take as many potatoes as you have kids
Wash well to remove all dirt and make some cuts on the surface.
Pop into a bowl full of water
Microwave on high 8 minutes

Meanwhile...

Slice 2 medium sized onions, roughly
Julienne 2 medium sized carrots – very thinly
take a handful of raisins
grate 1 pod garlic & same sized ginger piece
(or just take 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste)

Then...
take a heavy bottomed pan (anything works – wok, pressure pan bottom)
heat 1 ½ tbsp oil
dunk in the ginger garlic paste with
¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp chilli powder &
1 tsp cumin seeds

Stir for 2 min. till ginger garlic paste turns colour
add the raisins
give it 10 sec. and then add onions and a little salt
AND 1 tsp of sugar
Stir briskly for 5 min.

Add carrots, stir for 30 sec., sprinkle water, add a little more salt, cover and cook for 2 min.

Now drain the rice (it should 20 to 30 minutes since u soaked it),
add to pan, pour 1 ½ cups water, salt to taste, cover and let it cook.
(this takes roughly 8 – 10 mts).
Check once in a while and add a little more water if needed.

Back to the potatoes...

Take out the potatoes and slice thickly (do not peel)

Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a flat bottomed pan
season the oil with salt & turmeric
place potato slice/slices and shallow fry for 4 mts on each side, till nice and golden

Place potato slice on flat surface
cut an ‘o’ out of the middle, gently without breaking the ring.

Place ring on plate, fill the middle with any raita. Put the rice around the ring!