Name: Spicy tamarind potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into even-sized cubes; 1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 cloves shallots, sliced thinly; 1 chilli, de-seeded (if you like it spicy, don't de-seed); For the sauce (mix all these up); 1 tbsp tamarind pulp (aka Assam), mixed with 3tbsp water; * Strain the mixture to remove the seeds. If you don't have tamarind pulp, use 2tbsp lemon or lime juice.; 2 tbsp kecap manis (aka Indonesian soy sauce); * You can substitute with thick, dark soy.; 1 knob palm sugar (aka gula melaka or jaggery); * You can substitute this with 1 tbsp regular sugar if you don't have this.; The idea is to concoct a sauce that is sweet and tangy. Do note that this dish has very little sauce - just enough to coat the potato cubes. Taste test as you go. If you like it sweeter, add more sugar. If you like it more tangy, add more tamarind (lemon juice). Common sense, yeah?

4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into even-sized cubes

1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced

3 cloves shallots, sliced thinly

1 chilli, de-seeded (if you like it spicy, don't de-seed)

For the sauce (mix all these up)

1 tbsp tamarind pulp (aka Assam), mixed with 3tbsp water

* Strain the mixture to remove the seeds. If you don't have tamarind pulp, use 2tbsp lemon or lime juice.

2 tbsp kecap manis (aka Indonesian soy sauce)

* You can substitute with thick, dark soy.

1 knob palm sugar (aka gula melaka or jaggery)

* You can substitute this with 1 tbsp regular sugar if you don't have this.

The idea is to concoct a sauce that is sweet and tangy. Do note that this dish has very little sauce - just enough to coat the potato cubes. Taste test as you go. If you like it sweeter, add more sugar. If you like it more tangy, add more tamarind (lemon juice). Common sense, yeah?