How to Cut Leek for Spiced Mashed Potatoes

Series Summary

Indian cuisine is distinguished by its sophisticated use of spices and herbs. But, you don't necessarily have to trek out to a restaurant to experience the exotic combination of flavors which delight taste buds around the globe. Simple ingredients like fresh vegetables and the fact that most dishes are made from scratch means that Indian food recipes are wholesome, healthy, fresh and non-processed.

Spiced mashed potatoes are a simple and hearty side dish that is popular in Indian cuisine. In this free video series, an Indian chef will teach you how to cook this dish with a simple video recipe. You'll learn how to cut and fry leek, add spices, butter, and cream, and eventually how to serve spiced mashed potatoes. The recipe is simple, bursting with flavor, and is a nice addition to any meal. Learn how to improve your cooking today!

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Allen Diwan, and I'm the owner and chef of Kashmir restaurant in Budapest. We are here on behalf of Expert Village. The dish we are going to make is a spicy mashed potato with red leeks, which will be a side dish to our fish that we are cooking. What we are going to use for our spicy mashed potato is leeks. These leeks have been finely julienned already, and we are going to cut them slightly. We are going to cut them into very small pieces, and then we are going to fry our leeks. Get a nice hot pan and put in some vegetable oil. It might look like a lot of leeks but it really absorbs very well. We want this oniony flavor of the leeks to really come out in our spicy mashed potatoes."