Recipe: Cheesy baked potato

Forget about your diet while indulging in this magnificent concoction; the dish isn’t for the fitness-crazy.

Attention, fellow potato-lovers! This creamy baked potato paste laced with deliciously-rich, cheddar cheese is the answer to all your prayers and oh so easy to prepare. Be sure to forget about your diet while indulging in this magnificent concoction though; the dish isn’t for the faint-hearted or the fitness-crazy. But I guarantee one thing: it is comfort food at its very best!

Ingredients:

Potatoes (medium) 3-4

Cheddar cheese (shredded) 1 and ½ cup

Mustard 1 tsp

Black pepper ½ tsp

Chilli powder/flakes (optional) ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Butter (optional) 2 ounces

Milk 2 cups

Method

•  Boil the potatoes until they are fully cooked and peel them.

•  Cut the potatoes into thin slices and place them in the blender.

•  Add milk and the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend until it becomes a smooth paste.

•  Pour the mixture in a baking dish and sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese.

•  Bake the mixture for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top turns a warm golden colour.

Note: Variations of the dish can be achieved by adding shredded chicken pieces, sliced sausages or fish before sealing the top with the cheese.

Gulnaz Mondegarian is an expert in Iranian cuisine who has co-hosted Food Diaries alongside Zarnak Sidhwa to celebrate Community Food Week

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, September 22^nd, 2013.