SERVES 4 | 35 MINUTES
14 oz potatoes
14 oz sweet potatoes
3 cloves of garlic
1¼-inch piece of fresh ginger
1 fresh red chili
1 large knob of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 tablespoons mango chutney
½ a pomegranate
1 bunch of fresh mint (1 oz)
¼ cup plain yogurt
4 soft rolls
¾ oz Bombay mix
Scrub the potatoes and sweet potatoes and chop into ¾-inch chunks, cook in a large pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes, or until tender, then drain and steam dry. Peel the garlic and ginger, finely chop with the chili, and place in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat with the butter, garam masala and mustard seeds. After 1 minute, tip and mash in the potatoes, then season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper. Keep frying until crispy, then mix up and allow to get crispy again. Divide roughly into 4 (still in the pan), then use 2 spoons to crudely mold and shape into balls, patiently frying and turning until kind of rounded, really golden and crispy all over (trust me, these are amazing!).
Spoon the mango chutney into a bowl, squeeze in enough pomegranate juice to loosen, then mix together with a handful of the pomegranate seeds. Whiz the mint leaves in a blender with the yogurt until smooth. Split the rolls open and lightly toast on the inside, and roughly crush the Bombay mix.
Spoon a dollop of mint yogurt onto each bun base, top with a hot potato ball, a little mango chutney and Bombay mix, then pop the lid on and squash.
As another option, these are also great torn into a chapati with a mixed chopped salad and a squeeze of lemon juice for an Indian-style wrap.
