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Curried Roasted Potatoes

This requires 1 potato per person, medium-sized (I like yellow potatoes for this), cut into small pieces or thin, long strips as if they were fries.

For two potatoes, mix together:

1 tablespoon dried basil

2 cloves finely minced garlic OR 1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 or so tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro (optional)

a reasonable amount of feta cheese (optional)

Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine basil, garlic, curry powder, garam masala, pepper, cayenne and salt. Add olive oil and mix to form a paste. It is better to err on the side of more oil than less oil here, since the mixture will have to coat all the potato pieces adequately. Place a handful of potato pieces in the bowl and mix with the spices until the potato pieces are mostly coated with oil and spices. Place potatoes in large, oiled pan. Repeat until all potato pieces are adequately spiced.

Roast potatoes for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn on the broiler and broil potatoes for 10 to 15 minutes, until they are nicely browned. About 5 minutes before they are done, toss potatoes with cilantro and feta cheese, if desired, and return to oven.

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