"Roast Butter Garlic Potatoes"

Christmas time is all about comfort food. Roasts, curries, Biryanis, Cutlets and so on. Each dish is prepared with immense love and warmth to make your holidays more special.

When we talk about roasts or dinner food, one thing that cannot be missed is Potatoes. Mashed, sauteed, grilled, boiled, fried, curried, etc etc. Trust me you can make n number of dishes with this humble vegetable called potato and pair it up with the Christmas feasts.

So, today I'll share a recipe which goes perfectly well with Roast Chicken, sauteed beans and glazed carrots.

The final outcome of these Roast Potatoes is mouthwatering and you will definitely forget everything else once you start munching them :)

Enjoy the recipe and do prepare it this Christmas. 

" Roast Butter Garlic Potatoes"

Ingredients :

1 kg potatoes

6 tbsp Butter -melted

5-6 Garlic cloves

Salt to taste

& Coriander Mint leaves for garnishing

Italian Seasoning ( optional)

Preparation:

• Peel and cut the potatoes ( each into 4 pieces)
• Preheat the oven at 200*C for ten minutes.
• Heat a lot of water in a big pan and once it comes to boil, drop the potatoes and cook for around 5 minutes. Sieve and shake well.
• Crush the garlic and mix well with melted butter
• In a baking tray or roasting tin mix the potatoes with garlic butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for around 40-50 minutes till crisp and golden from all sides. ( After 15 minutes, turn the potatoes to cook from the other side in the oven. You can repeat this by shaking the tin or tray twice so that potatoes roast from all sides)
• Once fully roasted, remove the tray from the oven. Season with salt and italian seasoning and shake well.
• Remove the potatoes on a serving plate and garnish with coriander and mint leaves. 
• Serve warm with as a snack or as a dinner accompaniment.

Note : You can serve these potatoes with mayonnaise dips if serving as a snack. You can skip the garlic if you want a plain buttered flavour. You can also garnish with rosemary or thyme to add herb flavours. Use of low fat butter makes this dish a little more healthier ;)