Batata Harrah
October 1st, 2010
Batata Harrah (Batata Harra) is usually served as mezze (appetizer) , it is prepared from fried potato cubes, seasoned in a sauce of olive oil, garlic, coriander, cayenne pepper, paprika and lemon juice.
Let’s make Batata Harrah:
1, 2. Wash and peel potatoes.
3. Cut potatoes into 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) cubes.
4. Rinse potato cubes with water, then season with salt.
5. Deep fry potato cubes in hot corn oil until golden in color.
6. Place fried potato cubes on a plate lined with paper towels, and set aside.
7. In a saucepan, add olive oil.
8. Add crushed garlic to olive oil, then turn on heat, stir garlic for few minutes but don’t brown it.
9. To garlic, add finely chopped coriander leaves, ground coriander, ground cayenne pepper, ground sweet paprika, salt and stir for few minutes.
10, 11, 12. Turn off heat, add lemon juice and add fried potato cubes, and stir gently.
13. Serve warm with Arabic flat bread and lemon wedges.
Batata Harrah
From: L2ma.com / Servings: 4 People
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| 1655 g potatoes (about 5 medium to large potatoes), peeled and cut into 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) cubes Salt, for seasoning potatoes Corn oil, for frying potatoes 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tbsp + 1 tsp crushed garlic 1/3 cup finely chopped coriander 1/2 tsp ground corinader 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp ground sweet paprika Salt, adjust to taste 4 to 5 tbsp lemon juice, or adjust To Serve Arabic flat bread Lemon Wedges |
Wash and peel potatoes.
Cut potatoes into 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) cubes. Rinse potato cubes with water, then season with salt. Deep fry potato cubes in hot corn oil until golden in color. Place fried potato cubes on a plate lined with paper towels, and set aside. In a saucepan, add olive oil. Add crushed garlic to olive oil, then turn on heat, stir garlic for few minutes but don’t brown it. To garlic, add finely chopped coriander leaves, ground coriander, ground cayenne pepper, ground sweet paprika, salt and stir for few minutes.
Turn off heat, add lemon juice and add fried potato cubes, and stir gently. Serve warm with Arabic flat bread and lemon wedges. |
Love it!! This makes a great side dish!
I love potatoes – thanks for sharing a new recipe with me!
i like it, potatos is my favourite which i ll never be bored to eat, and i liked this dish..
easy and delicious!!!
Wow that looks delicious! I can’t wait to try it sometime. Thanks so much for the recipe. :)
Sounds healthy and delicious dear..
I like this dish…the flavors sounds great. You can’t go wrong with fried potatoes! Yum!
Batata Harrah reminds me of Batata Vada. Batata Vada is an Indian fast food and they are nothing but potato fritters. Batata harrah looks delicious. Is the Arabic flat bread home-made too? It looks very similar to the Indian Chapati or tortilla.
The coriander is what sets this apart from your average fried potatoes! Yum!
I make something very similar to this and it is delicious. Do you mean to tell me I have unconsiously been cooking Syrian food? Yippee!
We love coriander but I’ve never thought of using it with potatoes before. This meze looks great. Will definitely be trying it soon.
That looks yummy Dimah :)
glad you like it . Sahteen w hana
Sounds delicious!
Dimah, what a perfectly simple dish!
I love batata harra! In fact, I ordered some recently because I was craving it. Yours looks so good and totally authentic!
I love potatoes prepared like this. Though I’ve never tried these, they sound delicious. I’m big on spices and these are a great combination. Oh, Congrats on the top 9 today!
This dish look so delicious. I love your step by step photos and instructions (=
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I am so happy I found this blog Dimah. My husband is from Pakistan and grew up in Saudi Arabia and we love arabic/mediterranean food. I can’t decide what to try to make first!
I love just about any potato dish and this one looks fantastic. I like the spice combination you use. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
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This looks delicious! I’d love to learn more about Syrian food so I’m glad you’re sharing recipes with us :)
Batat harra is my favourite. I love this and make it on average at least 2-3 times a month. Its something very traditional and nostalgic for me….
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