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Anjum's Indian Vegetarian Feast- Cookbook Review & Best Ever Bombay Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- Potatoes - 3 large
- Ginger - 10 gms,peeled
- Garlic cloves - 3,peeled
- Tomatoes - 2,one quartered and the other cut into wedges
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Jeera/cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Onion - 1 medium,roughly chopped
- Haldi/turmeric - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 355g | |
| Calories 427 | |
| Calories from Fat 245 | 57% |
| Total Fat 27.79g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat 2.18g | 9% |
| Trans Fat 0.7g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 18mg | 1% |
| Potassium 1018mg | 29% |
| Total Carbs 42.39g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 6.4g | 21% |
| Sugars 7.2g | 5% |
| Protein 5.26g | 8% |
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