Batata Melousseh bi Senobar

Name: Batata Melousseh bi Senobar
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 2 pounds mealy potatoes; Salt; 6 tablespoons butter; 1/3–1/2 cup milk; Pepper; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 large onion, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons oil; 3 tablespoons pine nuts

December 9, 2011

Recipe information

Yield
serves 6-8

Ingredients

2 pounds mealy potatoes

Salt

6 tablespoons butter

1/3–1/2 cup milk

Pepper

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 large onion, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons pine nuts

Preparation

Step 1
Peel the potatoes and boil in salted water till tender. Mash them, beat in butter and milk, and season with salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Fry the onion in oil till golden, add the pine nuts, and let them brown.
Step 2
Serve the mashed potatoes hot, spread flat on a platter, with the onion and pine nuts on top.

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