Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, green batata harra 🌱 (spicy lebanese mezze potatoes). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
For a Mediterranean twist on roasted potatoes side dish, try this Lebanese Spicy Potatoes recipe, which is called batata harra in Arabic. That literally translates to spicy potatoes, as these potatoes pack in some heat from the crushed red pepper flakes. This super easy Lebanese Spicy Potatoes (Batata Harra, بطاطا حارة) recipe is one of the easiest and most delicious Lebanese appetizers you will ever make.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green batata harra 🌱 (spicy lebanese mezze potatoes) using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Green Batata Harra 🌱 (Spicy Lebanese Mezze Potatoes):
- Prepare 2 large potatoes - cubed
- Get 1 red chilli -chopped (and/or crushed chilli flakes)
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic - crushed
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (you can sub for Lebanese chilli paste for variation)
- Make ready 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- Make ready 1 pinch mustard seeds (optional)
- Prepare 1 pinch cumin seeds (optional)
- Prepare 1 bunch coriander
- Make ready 1/2 bunch mint (optional)
- Prepare 1/2 bunch parsley (optional)
- Get 1 lemon (or lime is also nice for a variation)
- Prepare 1 pinch sea salt
- Take 3 tablespoons rapeseed oil (or cooking oil of your choice)
Traditionally deep-fried, I prefer the convenience of roasting the diced potatoes. Dressed with a mix of garlic, spices, herbs and lemon, I think it's a light, refreshing side or mezze dish. Jump to Recipe Easy to make and quick to disappear, these Spicy Lebanese-Style Potatoes, known as Batata Harra, are a flavorful appetizer, side dish, or party snack. These potatoes are hot, spicy, and flavorful—a filling side dish idea.
Instructions to make Green Batata Harra 🌱 (Spicy Lebanese Mezze Potatoes):
- Peel and cube the potatoes, parboil and cool. You don’t need to do this first but it does make them easier to cook and I find that they are not so oily. You can cook as below or in the oven by spraying with oil and baking in the oven on a high heat until crispy. I have a garlic rapeseed oil which does the job perfectly.
- Heat a little oil in a pan. Add the potatoes and cook on a medium heat until they start to get get crispy. Add the coriander seeds (they will start to pop) and the turmeric, chilli and garlic and continue to fry until the spices are cooked and the potatoes are crispy.
- Chop your herbs, squeeze with lemon juice and sprinkle with sea salt. You can combine with the potatoes at this stage but if I’m serving cold I prefer to save half of the herbs to combine at the last minute, it helps them to stay fresh and vibrant. Serve with an extra wedge of lemon 🍋
In Lebanon, these potatoes are sometimes prepared by deep-frying and it is absolutely delicious that way. Batata harra is one of my favorite additions to any mezze dinner. Spicy potatoes are by far my one of my favorite Middle Eastern side dishes. These Lebanese potatoes are an upgrade of any other spicy potatoes I've tried in the States. Did you know that the humble potato is the first vegetable to be grown in space?
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