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Incredible Indian Potato Masala + Samosas + Dosas + Coconut Mint Chutney + Coconut Kids-Iced Chai Tea

spiced potato masala filling

chop+squeeze Start the recipe off with you and your kids chopping up 3 green onion stalks and 2 cups pre-cooked potatoes into small bits. Set the onions and potatoes to the side. Squeeze the juice of ½ lemon and add to the chopped potatoes.

sauté+sprinkle Toss the chopped green onions to your skillet with 2 tablespoon olive oil and sauté, over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown – About 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 ½-2 teaspoons curry powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of black pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Then stir in the potatoes and turn off the skillet. Mix well, take out of the skillet and let cool. Serve the potatoes stuffed into the samosas or with the dosa pancakes! Eat and enjoy! Do you like it? Then say SAY: Svādiṣṭa! That means delicious in Hindi.

Let’s LearnHindi Numbers One to Ten!1. ONE - Ek - “Ak” 2. TWO - Do - “Doh” 3. THREE - Teen - “Theen” 4. FOUR - Char - “Char”

5. FIVE - Panch - “Paanch" 6. SIX - Cheh - “Chey” 7. SEVEN - Saath - “Saath" 8. EIGHT - Aath - “aa-t”

9. NINE - Nau - “Nau" 10. TEN - Das - “Dus”

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mix+rest In a bowl have kids mix together 1 Cup All purpose (or Gluten Free) flour, 1 Tbs Oil, 1/2 tsp Salt and a Pinch of curry powder nicely with their clean fingertips. The flour should be well mixed with the oil. This will make crispy samosas! Then add water little at a time and make a stiff dough. Cover the dough with a damp cloth (to prevent it from drying) and let the dough rest for 5+ (up to 90) minutes.

stuff+pinch+fry Unroll the rested dough, make it very flat, and have your kids cut each into triangles. Place a heaping tablespoon of the masala potato mixture in the center of each piece of dough. Have kids gather the corners of the dough and pinch to form a point. Pinch all the seams to seal. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a your skillet over medium-high heat. Add the samosa and fry on each side for about 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown… Keep them warm in the oven then serve the samosas warm and dip in the mint chutney.

dosa dough recipe

slice+whisk Slice up one green onion into very fine bits and add to a mixing bowl. Have kids measure and pour in 1 ½ cups rice flour, Pinch of curry powder and 2 tsp of salt into the mixing bowl. Then pour 2 cups water and squeeze in 2 tsp of fresh lemon juice and whisk together well. The batter has to be smooth and without any lumps and evenly mixed. The consistency should be that of a thin batter. Let the batter sit for a few minutes.

brush+cook+flip Heat your non-stick skillet to medium heat. Brush with oil. Take a spoon or ladle with the batter and gently start spreading the dosa batter in circular rounds. You can make little thin pancakes… drizzle more oil on the top and sides and let one side cook. When one side of dosa is browned, flip and cook the other side. They will be lacy thin and yummy! Fold the dosa over and serve hot with coconut chutney or mint chutney and serve with the spiced masala potatoes.

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Chef Choice A:

Chef Choice B:

Dosas are very thin pancakes similar to crepes… serve the dosas with the Masala potatoes!

Samosas are like pastry pockets filled with the Masala potatoes!

coconut chutney measure+blend+taste Measure the 1/2 cup dried coconut, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar into your blender, have kids take turns and grinding the coconut mixture to a coarse paste adding coconut milk (or water) if you need to. Taste and add more salt, lemon and sugar if you want before serving. YUM!

mint chutney measure+blend+taste Show your kids how to tear up 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves and add your blender. Throw in 1 green onion stalk , juice from ½ lemon, 1 tsp sugar and ¾ tsp salt into your blender with the mint, have kids take turns and grind to a coarse paste. Add a little water (1 tsp at a time) if needed; this helps the blades move easier. Puree to a fine paste. Taste and add more salt and sugar if needed.

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steep+blend Add 2 Chai tea bags (decaf) to 1 Cup of very hot water and steep for at least 4-6 minutes. Add 2-4 T Honey, maple syrup, stevia or your sweetener of choice and let the tea cool and pour into your blender. When ready to serve, add 2 Cups of coconut milk and 2 C of ice and have the kids blend on high. Blend well, pour in glasses and Drink up!

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English Phrase Hindi Translation Phonetic PronunciationHello/ Goodbye Namaskar / Namaste Na-ma-scar/ Na-mas-teHow are you? Aap kaise hain? Aap k-say heyI am fine Main theek hoon Mai teek huPlease Kripya Krup-yaThank you Shukriya/ Dhanyavaad Shook-riya / dhun-ya-vaadYes Haan HaNo Nahi N-heOK/Fine/Good/Whatever/Really?/ Nice

Accha A-cha  (pronounced ‘a’ from ‘about’)

How much? Kitna Kith-naHow many? Kitne Kith-neWhat? Kya KyaWhen? Kab CubWhere? Kaha Ka-haWho? Kaun ConWhich? Kaunsa Con-saWhy? Kyo KyuWhat is your name? Aapka naam Kya hai? Aap-ka naam kya heyMy name is … Mera naam … hai May-ra naam ____ hey

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shopping list

3 Green Onion stalks ½ Lemon

1½ - 2 tsp Curry Powder ¼ tsp Sugar 2 C pre-cooked potatoes*2 T olive oil (+ more for cooking)

water (add more as needed)

Chef Choice A: Samosa Dough1 C all-purpose (or GF) Flour 3 T Oil ½ tsp salt pinch of curry powder

½ C Dried Coconut 1 tsp Lemon Juice 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Sugar Coconut Milk (or water) to thin

Potato Masala Fillingpinch of Black Pepper

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Coconut Chutney½ C Fresh Mint ½ Lemon (juice only)

¾ tsp Salt 1 tsp Sugar Water 1 Green Onion Stalk

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1 tsp Salt

Chef Choice B: Dosa Dough

2 tsp Lemon Juice 1 Green Onion Oil (for the pan)

1 ½ C Rice Flour 2 C Water (add more as needed) 2 tsp Salt (to taste) pinch of curry powder

Mint Chutney

Coconut Kids-Iced Chai Tea2 Chai Tea Bags (decaf) 1 C Water (very hot) 2-4 T Honey, maple syrup, Stevia to taste

2 C Coconut Milk (dairy or rice works too) 2 C Ice

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fun food facts:

The potato is the world’s fourth most important food crop. The average American eats 126 pounds of potatoes a year. Approximately 1/3 of all potatoes grown in the US are grown in the state of Idaho. The Potato is a vegetable. The Potato was the first vegetable grown in outer space. At a White House dinner in 1802, President Thomas Jefferson was the first person to serve french fries in the United States. The International Potato Center in Peru has identified about 4,300 different varieties of potato grown just in the Andes! In 1532 the Spaniards invaded Peru in search of gold. But the real treasure they took back to Europe was the potato. Over the next 300 years, the potato became a staple crop in Europe and soon founds its way towards India, China and Japan. Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, which makes them a good source of energy. They have high content of vitamin C and potassium, and protein that is well matched to human needs. Potatoes are easy to grow even in harsh environments.

The potato plant produces flowers that turn into small, green berries. Most potatoes are grown by planting other potatoes. Scientists are now developing ways of growing potatoes using "true potato seed" - real seeds, obtained from the berries. In every berry there are from 100 to 400 tiny seeds. To grow even more potatoes!

Scientists think the first potatoes were cultivated about 8 000 years ago by communities of hunters and gatherers near Lake Titicaca - high in the Andes mountains, on the border between Peru and Bolivia. Those first farmers obtained the cultivated potato by domesticating wild potato plants that grew around the lake in abundance. Over the following millennia, people in the Andes developed potato varieties for growing at different altitudes and in different climates.

The Surprise Ingredient of the Week: Potatoes!

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Potato Jokes! What do you call a baby potato? A small fry! Why did the potato cross the road? He saw a fork up ahead. Q: Why did the sweet potato cross the road? A: He saw a fork up ahead. Q: What do you call a baby sweet potato? A: A small fry!

Q: What do you call a stolen yam? A: A hot potato. Q: Why do potatoes make good detectives? A: Because they keep their eyes peeled. Q: What do you call a potato who spends a lot of time sitting and thinking? A: "Medi Tators." Q: What do you call a potato that is reluctant to jump into boiling water? A: "Hez a tater." Q: What do you call a potato that is never motivated, but are content to watch others? A: "Speck Tators"! Q: Why shouldn't you tell a secret on a farm? A: Because the potatoes have eyes and the corn has ears. Q: How do you describe an angry sweet potato? A: Boiling Mad.

fun food facts:

What are Samosas?• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Where did samosas come from? The history of food is also the history of travel. In the case of the Indian samosa, the origins of this spicy triangle can be traced back to the ancient trade routes of Central Asia. The SAMOSA probably travelled to India along ancient trade routes from Central Asia. Small, crisp mince-filled triangles that were easy to make around the campfire during night halts, then conveniently packed into saddlebags as snacks for the next day's journey. Oxford Companion to Food tells us that Indian samosas are just the most well known version of an ancient family of stuffed pastries. Originally known right across the trade routes from Egypt in the east to West China, small mince-filled triangles were eaten by travelling merchants around campfires and packed in saddlebags as a snack for the next day’s journey. Samosa: crispy golden pyramids of stuffed pastry In fact the name samosa appears to have its roots in the Persian language, where in Arab cookbooks of the 10th century they were called sanbusak. Amazingly, the Persian name for the pyramids was samsa. It was centuries later that Muslim traders took their pastry pyramids with them to India. The current day samosas are small, crispy, flaky pastries that are usually deep-fried. They are stuffed with an assortment of fillings ranging from minced meat with herbs and spices to vegetables such as cauliflower and potatoes. In Bengal one finds samosas filled with sweetened reduced milk that go straight from the frying pan to a syrup wash. But whatever the filling, samosas are a treasured snack. (really bad) JOKE: ONE SAMOSA WANTED TO FIGHT ANOTHER SAMOSA. BECAUSE ONE HAD A BEEF AND THE OTHER WAS CHICKEN.

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What are Dosas? The country of India supports more than forty languages and 1600 dialects. The food shares the same diversity. Cuisine varies greatly by region. Food plays a large part in the country’s culture. The dosa is one of the most ancient dishes, dating back to the 5th century AD. It is generally believed that dosa had its roots in the Temple Streets of Udupi, Karnataka. Dosa is often pronounced or spelled as dosay or dosai. The savory pancake is eaten for breakfast, dinner, or even as a snack item. Dosas are usually considered appropriate for vegetarians and individuals with wheat allergies.

These photos are of street vendors selling homemade samosas.

Homemade dosas.

What is Chutney? Chutney refers to a wide-ranging family of condiments from South Asian cuisine that usually contain some mixture of spice(s) and vegetable(s) and/or fruit(s). Chutneys may be either wet or dry, and they can have a coarse to a fine texture. A virtually limitless number of chutneys can be made from almost any combination of vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices. Chutneys are usually grouped into either sweet or hot forms; both forms usually contain various spices, including chili, but differ by their main flavors. Chutney types and their preparations vary widely across Pakistan and India.

JOKE: What did the Chutney say to the samosa? We were mint for each other!