Sweet and Sour Potatoes with Mango
One of the most interesting and challenging part of cooking is experimenting with flavors and spices, just like the blend of flavors in this Vietnamese-style recipe for Sweet and Sour Potatoes with Mangoes! It was an effort to replicate what we enjoyed at our local Tofu House restaurant. The blend of spices with soy sauce, thai chillies, red pepper, semi-ripe mango and rice vinegar resulted into a winning sauce base for the baby potatoes to be simmered in. The addition of Mango in a curry isn't an idea many would relate to, but try this, and I promise you will love it!
Ingredients
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup rice vinegar (you can add more if you like the taste)
1/4 cup tomato puree
1-1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup water (more to make the gravy)
1 tspn garlic powder
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (the red one)
1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
The ingredients above yield about 2 cups of thick sweet and sour sauce
7-8 baby potatoes
1 small medium-rip mango(more green than yellow)
chopped scallions - for garnish
Method
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mix all ingredients for the sauce (except cornstarch and water) together and bring to a boil in a small pot. Mix together the cornstarch and water, add to the other ingredients and stir to thicken. You can add more vinegar or water till you achieve your desired consistency.
Boil the baby potatoes and dice them into 2 (or you can leave them whole). Prick them with a toothpick so they can be better flavored with the sauce. Chop the mangoes into thin slices and keep aside.
Now take a pan, add 2 tbsp vegetable oil, then saute the potatoes in it for some time. Then add the sweet and sour sauce, half of the mangoes and grated ginger, then cover with a lid and let it simmer for 8-10 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
Once cooked, check for flavor and consistency of the sauce; add water or seasonings if required. Chop some scallions for garnish.
Serve the Baby Potatoes cooked in Sweet and Sour Sauce with Steamed rice. Garnish with remaining chopped mangoes and green onions.
Ingredients
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup rice vinegar (you can add more if you like the taste)
1/4 cup tomato puree
1-1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup water (more to make the gravy)
1 tspn garlic powder
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (the red one)
1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
The ingredients above yield about 2 cups of thick sweet and sour sauce
7-8 baby potatoes
1 small medium-rip mango(more green than yellow)
chopped scallions - for garnish
Method
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mix all ingredients for the sauce (except cornstarch and water) together and bring to a boil in a small pot. Mix together the cornstarch and water, add to the other ingredients and stir to thicken. You can add more vinegar or water till you achieve your desired consistency.
Boil the baby potatoes and dice them into 2 (or you can leave them whole). Prick them with a toothpick so they can be better flavored with the sauce. Chop the mangoes into thin slices and keep aside.
Now take a pan, add 2 tbsp vegetable oil, then saute the potatoes in it for some time. Then add the sweet and sour sauce, half of the mangoes and grated ginger, then cover with a lid and let it simmer for 8-10 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
Once cooked, check for flavor and consistency of the sauce; add water or seasonings if required. Chop some scallions for garnish.
Serve the Baby Potatoes cooked in Sweet and Sour Sauce with Steamed rice. Garnish with remaining chopped mangoes and green onions.
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31 comments :
that sounds pretty good Mansi! I'd love to give it a try!
~Anjali
I am so trying this.
Now thats original. I love sweet and sour. Just never would have thought to put with potatoes. Very nice.
Nicea and tempting colour of the gravy.Well done.I love ur space.
nice recipe mansi.... i never thought of this combination... i will surely try this...
Brilliant, Mansi! Simply brilliant! :)
Keep experimenting more and give us more such wonderful recipes, Mansi! Looks simply fantastic. I am definitely going to try this.
Potaoto and Mango who would have thought :)
thanks folks! I'm glad this experiment worked:), for me and for you! my husband was pretty pleased with the result, so you have a critic review to back this!:)
Nice experimenting! Looks very tasty and I love the color!
awesome combo!!will definitely give a try!!:)
what a nice idea :)
Wonderful combination mansi, looks very tempting :))
mansi, this looks like one of a kind. I really want to try this and check out how it comes out!! Looks so tempting!!
thats a lovely combination Mansi
That's a brilliant combo.
thats a lovely recipe...willtry it..
cool combination mansi. Im always on the lookout for unusual combinations of vegetables.
Mansi-lovely combo! Drooling at it!
thanks again everyone! your feedback is truly appreciated! I'd urge you to try this out and let me know how u like it:)
Oh yes this sounds very good to me -yum!! Did I hear you say I just need to bring my fork? *giggle*
Rosie x
It does sound good, and we're both loving our ginger this week! I can't wait until the mangoes are a bit cheaper in the store here.
This sounds really tasty! Both sweet and spicy.
Surely looks so good, a very interesting combination of mango and potatoes, should try out.
This is something I should try! This looks easy and yummy. Thanks for sharing! I have now found something new to do with my mangoes.
Potatoes mango..sweet and sour..!!..Interesting, Mansi :)!..
Mangos and potatoes are not something I'd commonly combine together, but I have to say... I may have to give it a shot for this recipe. Just the photo itself looks delicious. Going to give this a try... hopefully my taste buds love it.
Hi Mansi! tried it just now with baked green beans and jasmine rice and it was awesome! thanks!!
I was always afraid to try this kind of recepies because i thought that it won't be tasty. But your recepe sounds delicious so i will try it. Thank you
hi Manasi, first time here very nice blog with very nice variants..rightly said the fun always lies in experimenting in kitchen. very nice twist
I really like following your blog as the articles are so simple to read and follow. Excellent. Please keep up the good work. Thanks
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