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By: M B.

Description:
Time: 1 hr 55 min (1 hr 30 min to prepare, 25 min to cook)
Meal type: Snack
Ethnicity: American
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 each up to 1 cup of red, yellow, or green pepper (cut into small pieces)
1 each use less potatoes from above)
1 each up to 1 cup sweet potato, nigerian yam, or plantain (if adding these, then
1 each up to 1 cup chick peas
1 each I like to add some or most of the following ingredients (if I have them)
1 each Additional ingredients, (optional-depending on personal taste and what is available in the kitchen):
1 each salt to taste
2 each medium sized potatoes, washed, peeled, and chopped into 1/4" cubes
4 C loves garlic, minced or crushed
1 each small onion, cut into small pieces
1 each (instead of the above spices, you can use 4 tsp curry powder)
0.5 each ground ginger
0.5 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoon turmeric
0.25 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 each up to 1/2 cup broccoli or cauliflower (chopped small)
1 each up to 1.2 cup sliced bok choy or cabbage
0.5 cup to 1 cup of water
Directions:
* Heat the spices in the oil on medium heat, in either a sturdy, deep frying pan, or a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
Cook stiring for 5 minutes, careful not to burn spices.
Then add onion and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes stirring.
You may have to turn down the heat a little bit so that the garlic doesn't burn.
Then add the potatoes and fry them up for 1-2 minutes, stirring.
* This is also the time to add any of the following items:
chick peas, sweet potato, nigerian yam, plantain, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, or cabbage.
Add the water wo that it covers the bottom to at least 1/4" of liquid, (but not more than 1/2")
Cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes on medium low heat (the mixture should gently bubble).
* Taste for salt and be sure that potatoes are soft.
Add a little more water if necessary.
* Serve on rice or scooped onto "roti" bread.
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