Spicy Potatoes With Cilantro And Garlic - وصفة البطاطا الحره

Spicy Potatoes, Batata Harrah in Arabic, is a hearty dish and easy to make.

About three or four large potatoes, wash and cut into cubes -You may keep the peel, I do!
1/2 Cup Oil for frying
3 cloves garlic crushed or you can add more depending on how garlicky you like it
Two or three spicy green peppers, chopped
Small bunch of fresh chopped cilantro (coriander)
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
There are two easy ways to cook this recipe.

First method, high in calories, you need to use more oil , about half a cup, to deep fry the potatoes.
Fry the diced potatoes in the skillet until done and golden brown. Drain from the oil. Add the garlic, cilantro, season with salt and pepper and toss together well while heating up. Add the lemon squeeze right before serving. Serve hot. This method needs a lot of oil for frying the potatoes to make sure that it is well cooked from the inside.

Second method, less in calories, less oil used because the potatoes are already boiled.
Boil your potatoes until soft but still holding its shape. Cut into cubes. Fry in less than 1/3 cup of oil until golden brown. Add about half a cup water, salt and pepper to cook some more. When the water boils, lower the heat and cover the lid for few minutes until it all the water is absorbed. Toss in the chopped cilantro, minced garlic and the cut green pepper for a minute over the potatoes. Add the lemon squeeze. Remove from the heat and serve hot. You may add red crushed pepper if you like it spicier.
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